Wolf Creek, Mont. — A hazmat cleanup crew was able to keep 30 st of monoammonium phosphate (MAP) from getting into a nearby stream after a tractor-trailer overturned on Interstate 15 and spilled its load between here and Craig on Saturday, March 2. “But it came close,” according to Paul Spengler, Lewis and Clark County disaster and emergency services coordinator. Spengler told Green Markets the load spread from the truck at the crash site, went down a 30-foot embankment, and landed above Little Prickly Pear Creek. “There is nothing at this point we can see that is in the creek,” Highway Patrol Sgt. Jay Nelson reported, adding that firefighters from the Wolf Creek/Craig Fire Service Area had climbed down the bank to confirm that none of the material had reached the water. Nelson said the mishap occurred when the driver reported seeing a deer in the roadway and swerved to avoid it. The result was a collision with the guard rail, as well as the product release onto the roadway and down the embankment. The rig landed on its side and forced highway patrol troopers to close I-15 in both directions and route traffic along side roads until late in the evening. No one was transported to the hospital. Meanwhile, J&D Trucking said the trailer and fertilizer are locked up in the company’s yard in Helena until everything is settled.
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