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The chemical, described as a “corrosive agent” by the assistant fire chief, spilled down almost to the street where workers in hazmat suits were able to use earthen berms of sand and dirt to keep it from getting any further. In the short time that this chemical was on the ground, it had already begun to burn a hole into the concrete of the lot. Significant risk was a possibility, even though it was said by experts on the scene that there was “no inhalation hazard”. By this point you must be asking yourself “What sort of chemical would even be at a water treatment facility that would burn through concrete and require a hazmat team to clean up?’ The answer will likely shock you