Highway reopens after tanker’s chemical spill

WEST JEFFERSON, Ohio (AP) — A section of a central Ohio highway that was closed after a tanker truck spilled a flammable chemical on it has been reopened.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol says the truck’s driver noticed the leak Tuesday night while on Interstate 70 in West Jefferson. The driver called for help on his cell phone.

Police say the 6,900-gallon tanker was carrying acetone, a colorless solvent used to make nail polish and paint thinner.

About 100 gallons leaked. But no injuries have been reported.

Police closed a 4-mile stretch of the highway in both directions between the Route 29 and Route 142 exits.