A tanker laden with dangerous and life-taking chemicals toppled some 40 km away from here on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway.
A team of NDRF were already begun relief operations, according to a top NDRF personal.
"A tanker laden with phenoyl chloride, a dangerous and life-taking chemical, toppled on Bengaluru-Mysuru Highway, some 40 km from Bengaluru," NDRF Commandant of 10th Battalion (Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Karnataka) Prashant Dhar told PTI here.
"Relief operations have already begun and all necessary steps are being taken up by our team," Dhar said.
The mishap took place around 4.30 pm and a team of National Disaster Relief Force of 35 personnel stationed at Bengaluru left to the site around 5 pm and reached there at 7. 30 pm, Dhar said.
Asked the reason for the delay in carrying out relief operations when the site was 40-km away from Bengaluru, Dhar said, "firstly we have to brave the heavy traffic in Bengaluru and also face difficulties in reaching the site due to a one-km traffic snarl".
Dhar said the movement of traffic has been stopped after the officials noticed a possible chance of fatal toxic leakages.
"As per the information I have, the traffic has been hit because of the fear of toxic leakages from the toppled tanker," Dhar who is based in Vijayawada, said.
Asked when the relief operations will be over, Dhar said "I cannot say much on it, but could go up to morning hours.
