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Uptick in hazmat spills prompt questions in Chattanooga

A cluster of recent hazardous material spills closing Chattanooga highways has left officials wondering about their causes.
The city saw two spills within two days in early August and two more Wednesday — though the second spill last week was caused by a crash and cleared quickly by firefighters after they saw the leaking substance was a household floor degreaser.

Hazardous spills are usually rare events in Chattanooga, Assistant Chief Terry Knowles, over special operations at the Chattanooga Fire Department, said. The city typically records a couple of large spills a year, if that, Knowles said, though the department did not have data on local spills readily available Friday.

"Nothing of this quantity, and this size, and this frequent in this amount of time," Knowles said by phone, adding that he believes the incidents to be isolated.

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