Leak of dangerous substance leads to £20,000 fines


Added on: 22/05/2015

A leak of corrosive potassium hydroxide on a lorry was an ‘immediate risk’ to public safety – but, after noticing it, the driver continued a 12-mile journey. This still from CCTV footage shows jerricans being moved onto the lorry Magistrates were told that some of the 170 plastic jerricans containing 45 per cent solution of […]