A fire inside a tank of liquid asphalt at a facility in Madison, North Carolina, on Tuesday prompted officials to evacuate residents from the nearby area as firefighters determine how to extinguish ...

Feds say the state should finish oversight of removing liquid asphalt from the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal after massive spill.

Icy road conditions can drastically affect driver safety, leading to accidents that result in significant property damage and, in some cases, serious injuries. For instance, the crash involving the ...

EVERETT — When Tesoro halted production of liquid asphalt at its refinery in Anacortes this summer, a sudden shortage of the black goo used to make pavement fueled panic among road contractors. The ...

Illinois' top environmental regulator says the feds are walking away from a mess that still is not cleaned up. Months after a massive spill of liquid asphalt into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, ...

WAKE COUNTY (WTVD) -- Commuters saw major delays on Creedmoor Road Wednesday morning after a truck carrying liquid asphalt flipped over, spilling its load. According to authorities, the incident ...

We've nearly made it through a wet and windy Wednesday, which will be good practice for more of the same tomorrow. by KOMO Staff CLE ELUM, Wash. -- A rolled over tanker spilled about 3,500 gallons of ...

A tanker truck crash early Thursday morning spilled liquid asphalt across the Outer Loop of the Capital Beltway in Montgomery County.WBAL-TV's sister station, WRC-TV, reported the truck overturned ...

There were traffic delays in Southbury all day Tuesday after a tanker truck carrying liquid asphalt ruptured on Tuesday morning. State Police troopers had warned drivers to avoid the area of North ...

PEABODY (CBS) -- A truck carrying liquid asphalt rolled over, forcing Mass. State Police to close down the ramp from Route 128 to Interstate 95 north Saturday. The 34-year-old truck driver was injured ...

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