Firefighters clean up acid spill in Cedar Rapids

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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Cedar Rapids firefighters are working to contain and clean up a hydrochloric acid spill at a Cargill plant.

City officials say acid leak was reported around 7:30 a.m. Sunday after a truck driver noticed that acid was leaking out of his semitrailer tank.

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