Chemical tank incident forces evacuations in Toledo, Ohio

Hundreds of people in Toledo, Ohio, have been forced to leave their homes after a chemical tank incident.Read more trending news The Associated Press reported that some residents said the chemicals irritated their eyes and throats. A sheriff’s deputy at the scene took himself to a hospital because he felt unwell. The tank at MC Tank Transport contained glycidyl methacrylate, an industrial chemical used to make certain plastics, paints, and coatings perform better."The chemicals, according to WTOL, were being stored at the location before being shipped by rail or road.It is a liquid in the tank, but when released, it turns into a gas. Tests are ongoing to see how much toxicity is in the air. “There is still concern that the tank is emitting this chemical and it has the potential within 12 hours of the incident to be explosive,” Mayor Wayde Kapszukiewicz said.Kapszukiewicz called the incident an explosion, but city spokesperson Rachel Hart told USA Today that no explosion happened.The ma