A gas leak was reported after a chemical tanker broke down on Quirino Avenue in Manila on Sunday morning.
According to the Manila Special Rescue Force, the tanker contained 3,000 liters of hydrochloric acid or muriatic acid.
"Ang tumagas po ay hydrochloric acid... Safe ito 'pag hindi concentrated. 'Pag concentrated, nainitan, mag-evaporate ito at masakit sa mata at ilong... 'Pag dumikit sa balat natin, mangangati," the Manila Special Rescue Force said in an interview with Mao dela Cruz on Super Radyo dzBB.
(The gas that leaked is hydrochloric acid. This is safe if not concentrated. When it is concentrated and heated, it will evaporate and will affect the eyes and nose. When it touches the skin, it will cause itchiness.)
The Manila Special Rescue Force said the chemical tanker contained the concentrated form of hydrochloric acid.
Since the accident area was near a drainage, they diluted the chemical so as to make it less concentrated and less harmful.
No residents were evacuated as the accident area was far from houses.
The northbound lane of Quirino Avenue from Osmeña Highway to Pedro Gil Street was thus temporarily closed to traffic, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said in an interview on Super Radyo dzBB.
According to the MMDA, the chemical tanker's chassis broke. This resulted in a gas leak and smoke was emitted.
An MMDA Rescue ambulance as well as two firetrucks from the Bureau of Fire Protection Manila were on site to assist the driver of the chemical tanker.
Traffic has slowed down in the area due to the incident. —KG, GMA Integrated News
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