Residents Affected by New Zealand Chemical Truck Fire Told to Wash Households Down

Residents Affected by New Zealand Chemical Truck Fire Told to Wash Households Down
This photograph taken on March 8, 2023 shows a truck driving towards a fire on the Radicatel Terminal of the harbour in Port Jerome sur Seine in France. Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images
Rebecca Zhu
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Households near the chemical truck fire that burnt in New Zealand on the morning of March 8 are being told to wash down the layer of canola oil that settled across properties as a result of the fire.

Mervyn Chetty, Auckland Council’s general manager for licensing and regulatory compliance, noted that many people had noticed an “oily residue” that settled on their property.

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