County Hazmat Team Called to Ossining for Chemical Spill

Approximately 1,400 gallons magnesium hydroxide was spilled onto Water Street and Snowden Avenue in Ossining Thursday afternoon, and the county’s Hazmat team has been called in to clean it up.

Details of the spill were not immediately available, but Kempter’s Fire Wire tweeted about the incident, linking to the above photo from Instagram. A portion of the roadways appear to have been temporarily closed.

According to Wikipedia, magnesium hydroxide “is a common component of antacids and laxatives.