Atlanta

I-75 S reopens in SW Atlanta after chlorine spill

I-75 southbound at Cleveland Avenue has been shut down since about 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
I-75 at Cleveland I-75 southbound at Cleveland Avenue has been shut down since about 10:30 p.m. Thursday. (Source: GDOT)

ATLANTA — A crash on Interstate 75 southbound at Cleveland Avenue in southwest Atlanta shut down all lanes for several hours, but it is now reopen.

Atlanta Fire Rescue Department responded to a chlorine spill from an overturned truck at 11:45 p.m. Thursday, the department public information officer said.

No critical injuries were reported in the crash, Atlanta PD said.

Hazardous materials teams have mitigated the incident, and no drainage or contamination was reported, the city fire rescue department said.

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The lanes were shut down since just before 10:30 p.m. Thursday, according to Georgia Department of Transportation’s 511GA, and reopened at around 5 a.m. Friday.

The incident is under investigation.

Channel 2 Action News has reached out to AFRD and GDOT for more information.

A crash that had blocked all lanes of I-85 northbound past Sylvan Road and Central Avenue in the early a.m. has been cleared.

Watch for more on this and other stories on Channel 2 Action News This Morning.

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