Hazmat Situation Produces Vapor Cloud on Cape Cod

Crews responded after container carrying muriatric acid burst in Falmouth, Mass.

No one was injured in a hazmat situation after a container burst open, creating a vapor cloud on Cape Cod.

Falmouth Fire confirms that a recycling truck was near the fire station at 419 Woods Hole Road when the incident occurred.

The container was carrying muriatric acid.

The hazmat team is working to unload the contents of the truck at the town's landfill, which is in a secured area.

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