Hazardous materials spill on U.S. 277 near I-20 exit in Columbia, S.C. DOT says
Hazardous materials have spilled onto U.S. 277 in Columbia, blocking all of the northbound lanes, according to officials Saturday.
The wreck that caused the spill happened at about 9:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of U.S. 277 near the Interstate 20 exit for Florence, the S.C. Department of Transportation said.
Only the left northbound lane was closed at first, but by midday authorities had blocked all the lanes.
The transportation department announced that hazardous materials had spilled at about 1:17 p.m. It did not specify what kind of materials spilled.
A traffic camera appears to show an overturned semi-truck in the left northbound lane of U.S. 277.
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This story was originally published October 24, 2020 at 1:38 PM.