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Residents allowed to return home after truck leak on I-24 off-ramp at Germantown Road forced evacuations

  photo  A screenshot of I-24 at the Germantown Road off-ramp from the Tennessee Department of Transportation’s SmartWay cameras.
 
 

Residents who had to evacuate their homes due to a truck leak Wednesday have been cleared to return home, according to a news release.

A FedEx box truck leaking organic peroxide on the Interstate 24 east off-ramp at Germantown Road prompted a hazmat response by the Chattanooga Fire Department and shutdown a section of I-24, according to the release.

(READ MORE: Officials say chemical spill that caused fire near East Ridge will take days to clean)

Homes near the leaking truck were being evacuated by East Ridge first responders. Affected residents went to the Brainerd Rec Center, the release said.