Tanker spills 1,000 litres of fungicide in Yapton

FIREFIGHTERS were called to Yapton after a tanker, filled with approximately 1,000 litres of fungicide overturned, this morning (Wednesday, June 20).
By The Newsroom
Published 20th Jun 2012, 12:51 BST

The incident took place in Yapton Lane, shortly before 9am this morning.

Fire officials said that the tanker was being pulled down the road by a local farmer, using his tractor, when it overturned, spilling into the street.

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A spokeswoman for West Sussex Fire and Rescue added that the fungicide – which is used to kill weeds – is “harmless” to humans.

The carrier was eventually righted by the farmer.

Firefighters from Arundel have since sanded the road.

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