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Hazmat Called After Sulfuric Acid Leak In AACo.

MARYLAND CITY, Md. (WJZ) — Hundreds are briefly told to stay indoors after a sulfuric acid leak in Anne Arundel County.

It happened around 9 a.m. Saturday in the 3500 block of Whiskey Bottom Road in Maryland City.

Police say a hazmat team was called after a 45-foot trailer delivering totes of sulfuric acid leaked.

The leak was contained to the property, authorities said.

More than 500 residents were briefly told to shelter-in-place as a precaution.

The order was lifted around 10:30 a.m.

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