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Hazmat situation in Schuylkill County

Crews responded to an ammonia spill Wednesday afternoon at a Walmart Distribution Center in Butler Township near Pottsville, according to police.

SCHUYLKILL COUNTY, Pa. — An exit on I-81 South in Schuylkill County was shut down due to an ammonia spill at a Walmart Distribution Center in Butler Township on Wednesday.

Officials say over 100 gallons of ammonia leaked from a broken valve around 12:30 p.m. at the Walmart Distribution Center near Pottsville.

No one was injured.

Crews shut down the Highridge Park Road Exit while they cleaned up the mess before reopening around 6 p.m.

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