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ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Maynard Road is closed due to a vehicle accident, and residents of the area were being advised to evacuate due to a possible hazardous materials leak resulting from the crash.
The Belmont County Sheriff’s Department announced shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday that County Road 56 was closed between Ohio 9 and Kagg Hill Road. First responders are at the scene.
Cumberland Trail Fire District Assistant Chief Daniel Grady was at the scene and said a truck carrying propane had crashed and developed a “small leak” as a result. He said the propane company advised first responders to have residents within a half-mile of the crash evacuate as a safety precaution.
At 8:20 p.m. responders were waiting for a second propane tanker to come to the scene and offload the contents of the truck that crashed. Grady believes the tanker was carrying 26,000 gallons of propane.
He noted that no injuries resulted from the crash.
Grady said first responders went to 50 residences in the surrounding area and advised people of the recommended precaution to evacuate, though he did not know how many people actually left their homes.
Grady said he expected it to take about two hours for the second tanker to arrive and an additional three to four hours for the offloading to be accomplished.
In addition to Cumberland Trail, the Belmont County Sheriff’s Department, county Emergency Management Agency, Ohio State Highway Patrol and Richland Township Police Department were involved in the response.