Early morning chemical spill closes I-24 off-ramp, Wauhatchie Pike Saturday

LOOKOUT VALLEY, Tenn. — An interstate off-ramp and Wauhatchie Pike were closed due to a substance leaking from a semi truck onto the road and other cars Saturday morning, according to a release from the Chattanooga Fire Department.

That release says a driver called 911 just before 12:30 a.m., saying the semi truck in front of them was leaking fluid onto their car while on I-24 northbound near Browns Ferry Road.

The truck was headed toward Brenntag Mid-South Inc., a chemical facility on Wauhatchie Pike…

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