HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A hazmat situation had a busy Westmoreland County road shut down Tuesday night.
Route 30 was closed in both directions near the Pittsburgh Street Bridge in Hempfield Township after a chemical spill about 8:30 p.m.
According to firefighters, someone threw paint thinner out the window of their vehicle and it spilled onto the road.
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The chemical, xylene, was thrown by a driver at another car in an apparent road-rage incident, Channel 11's news exchange partners at TribLIVE reported.
Emergency dispatchers said Route 30 reopened about 12:30 a.m.
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