The Associated Press ONTARIO, Calif. -- About 160 metal drums, including one leaking bleach, were found Wednesday in a stolen tractor trailer at a tow yard, authorities said.
Litmus tests indicate the bleach had a pH level of 14, which is the typical level found in household bleach, said Mark Merchant, a spokesman for the California Environmental Protection Agency.
No injuries were reported and the area was not evacuated, authorities said. The stolen 53-foot trailer was found in Riverside County and towed to a yard several miles from Ontario International Airport, said Battalion Chief Dave Schuler of the city fire department.
Schuler said authorities were contacted about 8 a.m. after the trailer owner opened the trailer and discovered the drums. Schuler said the drums contained flammable and corrosive fluids, but declined to say what labels were on them. "There's a small amount of leakage inside the trailer," Schuler said. "We're trying to find out who discarded the materials." Crews with the EPA and the California Department of Toxic Substances Control were investigating. "It's not a threat to anyone. It's stable. We're going to get rid of it," said Jeanne Garcia, spokeswoman for the state substances control agency. Link to Article
Regarding the stolen tractor trailer. There are more questions raised than answers in that article.
Where and when was the trailer stolen from? Where found? How long missing? And what the heck were the "other" unmentionable labels. Sounds like mums the word on this story so far.