Tractor-Trailer Carrying Liquid Nitrogen Flips Over in Rockport, Maine — Nitrogen Leaks but Firefighters Confirm No Explosion Risk

ROCKPORT, MAINE — A tractor-trailer carrying liquid nitrogen flipped over Wednesday morning on Rockland Street in Rockport, closing the road for six and a half hours while crews worked the scene.

Rockport Maine Fire Department

The driver escaped the truck and was checked out on scene. He was not injured. Rockport firefighters confirmed the liquid nitrogen leaked but stressed the truck was never explosive and posed no environmental impact.

Rockport Maine Fire Department

Rockland Street reopened after crews cleared the scene approximately six and a half hours after the crash.

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