AVONDALE, Colo. (KOAA) — The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office and multiple other agencies were on the scene of a hazardous material situation along Highway 50.
According to the sheriff's office, a tanker overturned north of Avondale along Highway 50. The tanker was working to make a right turn onto a private residence when a tire dropped into the ditch, causing it to roll.
Highway 50 has now reopened between Wheeler Lane and Avondale Boulevard.
The sheriff's office says that there is no immediate danger to the public, but residents within a one-mile radius were asked to shelter in place.
According to the Colorado State Patrol, this is a chemical spill they are working to clean up. The tanker was carrying ammonia nitrate, a liquid fertilizer.
Thankfully, the ditch was not the main irrigation way according to CSP, and there are no concerns about water contamination at this time.
No one was injured as a result of this crash.
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