Simi Valley: Nitric Acid Fire Prompts Evacuations

06.25.2019 | 6:16 AM | SIMI VALLEY – A fire involving nitric acid storage tanks prompted the a swath of evacuations, early Tuesday morning.

Authorities responded to reports of a chemical fire in the 100 block of West Cochran Street around 6:16 AM.

Crews arriving on scene found a nitric acid storage tank engulfed in flames causing a plume of toxic smoke.

Evacuations in residential and commercial areas were facilitated while firefighters worked to safely control the fire.

The circumstances surrounding the fire were not immediately available.

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