Chlorine gas leak prompts evacuations, road closures in Hobe Sound

Chlorine gas leak prompts evacuations, road closures in Hobe Sound

One person was taken to a hospital, and portions of Dixie Highway are closed in Martin County after a chlorine leak Thursday morning.According to Martin County Fire Rescue, just before 11 a.m., multiple units were dispatched to a hazardous materials incident at Southeast Third Street and Southeast Dixie Highway.Crews arrived at the scene and learned that a 150-pound cylinder used for water treatment was leaking chlorine. Two additional tanks wer…