Crime & Safety
Hazardous Material Cleanup Underway At Arlington Park
Residents were urged Tuesday afternoon to avoid a creek at a neighborhood park until further notice following a hydraulic fluid leak.
ARLINGTON, VA — Arlington residents were advised to keep out of the creek that runs through Alcova Park due to a hazardous material spill on Tuesday afternoon, according to authorities.
Shortly before 1 p.m., members of Arlington County Fire and EMS' Hazmat Team were dispatched to the park in response to the report of a hydraulic fluid leak near South George Mason Drive and Eighth Street South, according to a post on the department's official X account.
A short time later, the leak had been contained and cleanup operations were underway, according to the post. Residents may see a visible sheen in in the creek as it flows toward South Four Mile Run.
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"Residents are advised to avoid contact with the water and to keep both people and pets out of the creek until further notice," according to Arlington fire and EMS
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