This is a developing story. Details are preliminary and subject to change as more information becomes available.
At approximately 11:45 AM, emergency responders received a report of a red barrel labeled sulfate on a property in Monroe. The caller was unsure of the contents. By 12:05 PM, a unit on Route 83 reported having eyes on the barrel and was investigating. Further details are pending.
Photo: Department of Defense. American Forces Information Service. Defense Visual Information Center. 1994 (Wikimedia Commons, Public domain). Photo is illustrative and not from the scene.
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