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Thursday, October 13, 2005

we should feel safe i tell ya!

because only 400 to 500 gallons of halliburton acid spilled on a colorado highway......(and none, or so they claim, made it to the river. yeah, right). oh, halliburton waited 20 minutes (give or take) to notify the fire department. good job boys and grrrls!

Acid that spilled from Halliburton truck contained
posted by: Dan Viens Web Producer

MESA COUNTY - Firefighters in Mesa County say none of the acid that spilled in an accident early Wednesday morning ended up in the Colorado River
Two large containers of acid owned by the Halliburton Company fell off a truck along Highway 141 in Clifton. Between 400 and 500 gallons spilled when the containers broke. There was concern that some of the acid went into a storm drain that leads to the Colorado River.
Clifton firefighters who responded to the spill say they were able to contain it. The fire department does voice concern that Halliburton waited 15 to 20 minutes before notifying them of the accident.
Crews from the Grand Junction Fire Department, Colorado State Patrol, and state Department of Transportation were also called to the scene.
Assistant Fire Chief Greg Martin says Halliburton uses the acid for drilling processes.

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