Highway 14 was closed near the Clay County line for a time Friday morning after two anhydrous ammonia nurse tanks broke free from a tow vehicle, left the highway and crashed in a ditch about a mile north of the Highway 4 East junction.
The tanks apparently were partially full of the compressed gas which turned to a hazardous vapor as it escaped from the tanks.
Some drivers attempted to drive through the gas cloud before emergency responders arrived and closed the highway.
Driving through the cloud was extremely dangerous and some motorists reported having breathing problems.
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