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Highway back open after tanker carrying explosive material overturns

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The location of the road closure. (Source: Google) The location of the road closure. (Source: Google)

A portion of U.S. Highway 76 in Newberry County was closed for several hours and people in the area were asked to leave because an 18-wheeler leaked fertilizer and diesel fuel on the roadway.

According to Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster, the tanker crashed and overturned on Highway 76 near Kinards around 1:45 p.m.

All residents and businesses within a half mile of the scene near US 76 and SC 560 were asked to evacuate.

The truck was leaking explosive grade ammonium nitrate, which is commonly used as fertilizer, and diesel fuel onto the road, but Foster says the explosive threat is no longer present.

Representatives from the Department of Health and Environmental Control were on hand to investigate the incident.

Foster said nobody has been hurt.

The South Carolina Highway Patrol is investigating the cause of the accident.

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