From Hedgehog Lane, Bradford Township, McKean County, PA:

“There is a Crossett truck here this morning.  The second that I saw it pull up, I closed every window because I knew what was coming.  My house is currently full of vapors that are making me nauseous….even with every window closed, this is the result.  What more can I do????  There is nowhere in my house that I can go to escape the fumes, I certainly can’t go outside, and I have no vehicle.  So I am forced to sit here light-headed, dizzy, and with a headache sucking in these fumes.  This is the third time in the past 6 days that we have been exposed to this severity of stench.  This is a very real problem that is going on way too long.”

“I spent 2.5  hours in my basement because the fumes were so bad in my home while a propane truck filled up from the stripper plant.  It’s the 3rd time in 6 days that the stench has been so bad, but today was by far the worst!  The basement even stunk, just not as bad as the rest of the house…I have had calls from neighbors over a pretty large area that say that they experienced the vapors today as well.”

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Hydrofluoric acid is a gas extraction stimulation fluid:
- http://www.onemine.org/search/summary.cfm/ProducingEquipment-Methods-and-Materials–Hydrofluoric-Acid-Stimulation-of-Sandstone Reservoirs?d=305ECAF73DBA21C942E1F42B94FBA2CC8919EC34772E7F46B2154E42EC8AF57526874

All lanes on Route 33 now open; truck with hazardous spill has been cleaned up

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090321/NEWS/90321002/-1/NEWS01

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Aerial photo of tanker on its side on Route 33 this morning, slowly leaking hydrofluoric acid. The area has been evacuated.

David Kidwell/Pocono Record
March 21, 2009

All lanes are now open on Route 33 South.

Route 33 was closed in both directions from Saylorsburg exit to below Wind Gap. Officials removed an overturned tractor trailer carrying a hazardous chemical.

A leaking valve has been repaired and crews had to safely upright the truck and remove it, said Guy Miller, Monroe County emergency services director.

The truck wrecked at about 3 a.m. this morning between ½ and 3/4 mile south of the county line.

Northampton County spokesman John Conklin says the truck driver was treated for injuries and released. There were no other immediate reports of injuries.

Conklin says hazardous materials teams managed to stop the slowly dripping liquid. He says not enough of the chemical leaked to create a toxic cloud.

Hydrofluoric acid in low doses can irritate the eyes, nose, and respiratory tract. Inhalation can be fatal.

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