Potentially hazardous substance spilled on Tokyo expressway

Potentially hazardous substance spilled on Tokyo expressway

TOKYO, Japan - Firefighters in protective suits try to remove acrylamide, a potentially hazardous chemical substance, which was spilled near the Tomei Highway's Yokohama-Machida interchange in Tokyo on Feb. 12 after a tanker truck overturned there.

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  • 2002/2/12 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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