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Toxic tanker wreckage raises alarms and calls for action in Illinois

Officials are looking for answers as to why a toxic tanker truck is being stored in St. Clair County after a nearly catastrophic crash. St. Louis News: FOX 2 covers news, weather, and sports in Missouri and Illinois. Read more about this story or see the latest updates on our website https://FOX2Now.com Follow FOX 2 on social media: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/FOX2Now Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FOX2Now/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/FOX2Now/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fox2now/ TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@fox2now SnapChat: https://www.snapchat.com/add/fox2now

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2 weeks ago

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@user-ik7od5qo7y

Sensationalism at its best, 30,000 gallons?? Really?? That would depending on the liquid would weight between 250,000 and 300,000 pounds, the container is clearly marked 14,500 liters that's 3,850 gallons NOT 30,000 gallons, and the suggestion that the steel frame around it is for support of the damaged container?? Those tanks and bladders are ALL in the same kind of structure and has NOTHING to do with the seed your trying to plant, that structure is the same dimensions as any other container so they can be stacked and locked together for ship transport and last?? You really think there is anyway possible the DOT or the EPA would have let that come back to St. Louis if there was even a remote chance of it leaking??? Reporters like this is exactly why there is zero trust in the media.

@kwilliams3161

Save the dramatics . When there are cars cutting off the truck hauling this you don’t think about health and safety then .