Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa --- The Cedar Rapids Fire Department is on scene of an active hydrochloric acid leak at Cargill, 1710 16th St. SE. Firefighters were called at 7:25 a.m. when a truck driver noticed hydrochloric acid leaking out of the semi-trailer as ...
WOWT Firefighters strapped an air bag to the side of the tank to stop the leak from the nickel-sized hole shortly after 1 p.m. But the rest of the acid in the trailer still had to be unloaded. Hydrochloric acid is extremely corrosive, but it has many ...
The Gazette: Eastern Iowa Breaking News and Headlines (blog) Cargill uses hydrochloric acid at the plant, which makes corn syrup and animal feed products. According to the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) hydrochloric acid is highly corrosive and can damage human skin and eyes. Inhaling for a short period of ...
kwwl.com Firefighters were called at 7:25 Sunday morning when a truck driver noticed hydrochloric acid leaking out of the semi-trailer as he was off-loading the product on Cargill property. The tank has approximately 46,000 pounds of hydrochloric acid and the ...
