U.S. 1 North closed in Youngsville due to chemical leak

Law enforcement officers were directing traffic away from the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 1 at N.C. Highway 96 in Youngsville Thursday afternoon while hazardous materials crews worked to clear what appeared to be a chemical spill from a tractor-trailer.

Posted 6:16 p.m. Sep 3, 2015 — Updated 12:14 a.m. Sep 4, 2015

YOUNGSVILLE, N.C. — Law enforcement officers were directing traffic away from the northbound lanes of U.S. Highway 1 at N.C. Highway 96 in Youngsville Thursday afternoon while hazardous materials crews worked to clear what appeared to be a chemical spill from a tractor-trailer.

According to Franklin County police, a box truck spilled a corrosive chemical known at ferric chloride when it turned onto N.C. Highway 96.

Businesses in a nearby shopping center, which includes a fitness center, a McDonald's and a Food Lion, were asked to evacuate, a dentist with an office there said.

The North Carolina Department of Transportation posted a traffic alert warning drivers that lanes would be reduced through the intersection until Friday morning.

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