Emergency officials in Northern California issued an urgent shelter-in-place warning on Tuesday after a highly toxic chemical spill occurred in Dorris. "The chemical spilled is Paraquat (Gramoxone), a highly toxic herbicide that can be fatal if inhaled or ingested," the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department posted on Facebook. The chemical spilled when a 120-gallon drum of Paraquat fell off a truck, a Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department spokesperson told Newsweek . Cars driving through the area

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