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Hazmat Crews Clean Up Hydrochloric Acid Spill In Globeville Neighborhood

DENVER (CBS4)- Crews worked to contain a spill in Denver's Globeville neighborhood on Wednesday. The spill happened near the Interstate 25 and Interstate 70 interchange at 47th and Elati Street.

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The Denver Fire Department said that two 55-gallon drums filled with hydrochloric acid fell off a truck and spilled on the ground.

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Earlier in the day, crews went door to door of nearby businesses and some homes, evacuating people within two blocks of the spill.

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