A chemical spill at a storage plant in Portland, which forced residents indoors, is expected to keep the port closed on Monday.

The port in Victoria's southwest, which caters for fertilisers, grains and woodchip, as well as the huge Alcoa smelter, will have a skeleton staff until the leak is plugged.

Twenty five firefighters have been working to contain the leak, which spilled from a storage tank at the liquid pitch facility at the port.

Residents were told that they should call an ambulance if they could smell vapours with a smell like hot bitumen and were experiencing headaches or shortness of breath.

RESIDENTS in Portland have been told to stay indoors and close their windows following a chemical spill.

The CFA said smoke is coming from the leak in the town’s northwest.

The leak began shortly before 3pm on Saturday.

Firefighters, including a Hazmat unit from Warrnambool, are working to contain the leak of liquid pitch, used to produce asphalt, at an industrial plant at the port.

By 5pm 250 tonnes of the liquid had spilled, which has all been contained.

AUSTIN -- The Austin Fire Department  responded to a hazmat situation Monday in East Austin.
Crews were sent to 8902 FM 969 just after 1 p.m. They say an asphalt truck fell over and caused an explosion.
Fire officials say they assessed the situation and left the scene. There was no significant damage and no one was injured.

A spill of 900 gallons of driveway sealant just before 5 p.m. Saturday has left Western Reserve Road at I-680 closed until at least Monday.

The Ohio State Highway Patrol said personnel from the Mahoning County Hazardous Materials Response Team (HAZMAT), the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Mahoning County Engineer’s Department were on the scene Saturday evening and night.

No injuries were reported in the incident.

The Vindicator’s news partner, WFMJ TV-21, reported that the spill occurred when one driveway sealer truck ran into the back of another sealer truck, breaking the valve.

MAYESVILLE - A tanker truck spilled about 500 gallons of liquid asphalt into the median of U.S. 378 near Mayesville on Thursday.
Capt. Brian Horton of the Sumter Fire Department said the Seaco Asphalt Emulsions truck was heading west when it popped a tire near East Brewington Road about 10:30 a.m., causing a leak in the bottom of the tank it was pulling. The truck pulled into the road's grassy median, where most of the viscous, black tar-and-water mixture spilled onto the ground.

NORTHGLENN - A truck carrying roofing asphalt rolled, closing a part of southbound Interstate 25 for over four hours on Sunday.

North Metro Fire says the truck was carrying 500 gallons of the molten asphalt when it rolled near the 104th Avenue exit on southbound I-25 around noon. Hazmat was called to the scene to clean up the 200 gallons of asphalt that was spilled when the truck rolled.

The highway was closed at 120th Avenue and reopened a little after 4 p.m.

No other vehicle was involved according to authorities. One adult male was transported to Denver Health Medical Center with minor injuries.

No official statement has been issued as to what caused the rollover to happen.