ROANOKE TIMES 
                      Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times

DATE: Tuesday, February 20, 1996             TAG: 9602210006
SECTION: CURRENT                  PAGE: NRV-1 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY 

NO INJURIES

LENGTH: Short :   23 lines
ILLUSTRATION: PHOTO:  Alan Kim. No one was hurt Monday when an 18-wheeler ran 
          off the road a mile south of Elliston and struck a utility pole. But
          a clean-up crew was called in after firefighters contained what they
          termed a "small spill" of the trailer's cargo; some of the 4,400 
          gallons of liquid bleach the trailer was hauling broke and began 
          leaking, said Chief M.L. Wells of the Elliston Volunteer Fire 
          Department.
             One lane of Roanoke Road remained blocked as firefighters, then a
          Roanoke contractor, worked on the spill and carted away the bleach. 
          Wells expected the road to be clear by 9 p.m. Monday. He said local 
          utility companies replaced the pole early Monday afternoon. color.