{"id":4998,"date":"2023-08-07T14:55:47","date_gmt":"2023-08-07T18:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/?p=4998"},"modified":"2023-08-07T15:43:48","modified_gmt":"2023-08-07T19:43:48","slug":"portion-of-decatur-being-evacuated-after-chemical-leak-at-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wzbd.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/07\/portion-of-decatur-being-evacuated-after-chemical-leak-at-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Police evacuating north side after chemical leak at plant"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Officials from the Decatur Police Department have asked all residents to avoid the area of 2nd Street from Monmouth Road to 13th Street due to a chemical leak at the Bungee plant. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0003-1024x678.jpg?resize=640%2C424\" alt=\"\" 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\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Several citizens near the plant have reported a gas-like smell in the area. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/98.158.76.108\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0009-1024x678.jpg?resize=640%2C424\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0009-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C678&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0009-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0009-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C509&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0009-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wzbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/DSC_0009-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1356&amp;ssl=1 2048w, 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