Eastbound Interstate 84 Closed in Southern Idaho
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TWIN FALLS, Idaho (AP) – Eastbound lanes on a section of the main travel route through south-central Idaho are closed Thursday following a collision involving a tractor-trailer carrying hazardous materials.
Authorities say eastbound lanes between Twin Falls and Burley are closed indefinitely while a hazardous material team cleans up chemicals from the Wednesday evening crash.
Jerome County Sheriff Doug McFall tells The Times-News that a tanker carrying 46,000 pounds of sodium aluminate solution blew a tire and was rear-ended by a another tractor-trailer hauling onions.
McFall says the tanker appeared not to have been compromised after tumbling off the road but a subsequent check found a leak.
The truck hauling onions caught fire and the driver was flown to a hospital to be treated for burns.
Police say area residents aren’t in danger.