Fire Service urges safer transport of hazardous materials

Companies transporting hazardous materials are being urged to take greater precautions, including using vehicles suitable for the weight and nature of the substances being carried.

Deputy Chief Fire Officer Henderson Patrick made the appeal against the backdrop of Thursday’s incident at the Norman Niles Roundabout, where a truck carrying 800 gallons of chlorine overturned, rupturing two of four chemical totes.

Speaking to the media on the sidelines of Fire Service Week 2026’s Health and Open Day at the Barbados Fire Service Headquarters at the Cadogan, Mayers, Marshall (CMM) Emergency Services Complex, Patrick said the Fire Service was concerned about the vehicle used to transport the chlorine.