On August 27, 2021, a truck carrying 1.3 million doses of the Moderna vaccine crashed in West Virginia. This prompted the deployment of hazmat teams, with what witnesses described as a "village" of tents and the like, and closed the highway for a good 21 hours. Needless to say, there is a lot of speculation on the extent of the response. Officially, the claim is that fifty gallons of oil and antifreeze were spilling into a nearby stream, but that can't explain the tents set up that some witnesses have described. The amount of oil, for a big rig, isn't at all unreasonable, so I am told by someone who's driven them, though there wouldn't, he stated, be much antifreeze. Here are some article links for you, both of the basic news sort, and the speculative types as well:
Tractor Trailer Carrying Moderna Vaccines Crashes In Mon County, Shuts Down Part Of I-79
Tractor trailer carrying Moderna vaccine crashes in Monongalia County
UPDATE: I-79 reopens nearly 21 hours after vaccine truck crash
Tractor-Trailer Carrying Moderna COVID-19 Vaccines Crashes Over Embankment In West Virginia
Moderna Vaccine Shipment Crashes, Prompting Hazmat Cleanup and Shuttering of Airspace
Now, keep in mind, this is the same vaccine which in Japan was halted for some large batches (millions of doses) due to deaths and some unexplained black substance in some vials. Thus, it is not unreasonable to question why such a massive response would be necessary for a simple vehicle crash. I've never heard of hazmat teams showing up for anything less than a large fuel truck or one carrying some dangerous chemical or the like. Certainly not for oil and antifreeze. Cleanup crew? Sure. Stop the leaking into water, dig out affected soil. Hazmat crews, though? Doesn't happen. Closed air space? No, jut no. Something seems off about that.
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