Two homes had to be evacuated after a transport truck spilled a mixture of chemicals onto the roadway outside of Thamesford.
The Ontario Provincial Police first reported the incident shortly after 8 p.m. on Thursday on Road 68 in Zorra Township.
Fire officials said the truck driver noticed the chemical leak from his vehicle and called 911. Two nearby homes were evacuated as a precaution and the London Fire Department's HAZMAT Team was called to the scene.
Hwy. 2 has been closed between 19th Line and 31st as a result of the spill and police are asking everyone to avoid the area. Police have also closed the 21st Line between Hwy. 2 and Road 66, as well as the 25th Line between Hwy. 2 and Road 66, and the 23rd Line between Hwy. 2 and Road 74.
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