UPDATE: MURIATIC ACID.
Stay Away From Powerline And Palmetto Circle…
UPDATE at 2 p.m. — The scene is clearing.
UPDATE at 1:13 p.m. from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue in an official statement to BocaNewsNow.com: “At approximately noon today, PBCFR Units were dispatched to the area of Palmetto Circle and Powerline Road for a reported motor vehicle crash. Initial arriving units found a crash between a passenger vehicle and a pool maintenance truck. Two people were transported to a local hospital. Some yellow containers in the pool truck spilled. Approximately 10 gallons of pool chlorine and 10 gallons of muriatic acid had spilled. As part of the regional response for hazardous materials incidents, crews from Delray Beach Fire Rescue and Boca Raton Fire Rescue were also dispatched to assist in neutralizing and removing the chemicals. No evacuations were necessary. While the incident is being cleared, there may be some traffic delays.”
UPDATE at 12:45 p.m. — At least one person was rushed to an area hospital for chlorine inhalation. Another person was hospitalized for injuries sustained in the crash.
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2025 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — There is a major hazardous materials situation underway in unincorporated Boca Raton as of noon on Wednesday. A swimming pool maintenance truck was in a crash which led to a chlorine spill.
A regional HazMat team is on the scene and dealing with the situation. We are unaware of evacuations and it is not immediately clear how big the spill or leak is. We do know that roughly 15 emergency units were sent to the scene from Palm Beach County Fire Rescue, the City of Boca Raton, and the City of Delray Beach. The staging location is in the area of Palmetto Circle North and Powerline Road.
Expect major traffic delays in the area for at least part of the afternoon. While HazMat teams work quickly in the area, it is a tedious process that make take several hours. We will update once we learn more.
