Date: 12/08/2020
Time: 04:50:00
Address: Heysham Port
Incident Number: 2008004291
Six fire engines were called to a chemical leak at Heysham Port this morning. The small leak involved a tanker containing nitric acid on land. Firefighters assessed the scene wearing gas tight suits before isolating the leak. No injuries were reported.
As a result of the incident, the port was closed as was the Heysham Bypass Westbound to help stack vehicles waiting to access the port.