Montgomery Experiences Double The Spills

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Jun 26, 2008 5:23PM

It's been a bad day for Montgomery residents. First, a chemical spill at the Yellow Transportation trucking company sent 21 residents to the hospital and another 45 were treated at the scene after between 30 and 40 gallons of high-concentration hydrogen peroxide leaked out from a 275-gallon plastic container and mixed with other nearby chemicals, creating noxious fumes. Just as the residents of the Kane County town were getting over that, one of the county's busiest intersections (U.S. Highway 30 and Illinois Highway 31) was closed this morning when a truck spilled chemicals in the road. Not much information is known right now about this morning's spill, including what exactly was spilled and how the spill occurred. As of an hour ago, the intersection was still closed.