Evacuations have been ordered south of Melissa after a chemical spill along state Highway 5.
The single-vehicle crash took place shortly after noon when the small tanker truck rolled down an embankment and spilled it's load.
Markings on the truck indicate it is owned by Douglass Distributing. A hazardous chemical placard for flammable Class 3 1268 petroleum distillates could be seen on the truck's tank.
The crash is located south of the intersection of Highway 5 and Collin County Road 275 south of Melissa and north of McKinney. There are several homes about a half-mile to the northeast of the crash site and residents are being sheltered at the First Baptist Church on W. Louisiana Street in McKinney.
A HAZMAT team is at the scene, though officials have not said what chemicals were spilled.
Highway 5 is closed between Farm-to-Market Road 543 and state Highway 121 while crews clear the scene.
No injuries have been reported.
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