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Coast Guard responds to caustic soda spill

October 24, 2016

NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is responding to a reported caustic soda spill in the Mississippi River near Muscatine, Iowa, Monday.

Coast Guard Sector Upper Mississippi River received a report at 2:45 p.m. that approximately 200 gallons of caustic soda was released during a barge-to-facility transfer. The source of the spill has been secured and no injuries have been reported.

The cause of the incident is under investigation.  

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