By Natalie Geddes

Semi with anhydrous ammonia flipped near Raymore

May 18, 2011 | 8:00 AM

Traffic is flowing again after a truck carrying anhydrous ammonia flipped closing Highways 6 and 15 near Raymore on Tuesday.

The truck's tank was full with more than 24,000 pounds of the chemical.

According to RCMP Cpl. Rob King the truck wasn't leaking and the tanks were not punctured. The road was closed and people were asked to avoid the area while the chemicals were moved to another truck.

The move created an evacuation zone roughly two kilometres wide. The only home affected was a farmhouse at the corner of Highways 6 and 15.

Traffic on Highway 6 has been shut down between Southey and Raymore. Only the one truck was involved in the incident. RCMP have yet to figure out what happened.

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