# Sulfuric acid spill of 12,000 liters triggers environmental emergency in Cananea, Sonora

A sulfuric acid tanker truck overturned on the Ímuris-Cananea highway, spilling 12,000 liters and causing an environmental emergency.

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Profepa preliminarily estimated that approximately 12,000 liters of sulfuric acid spilled onto the asphalt and about 200 linear meters of natural soil. [^1]

Profepa reported that a tractor-trailer with two cisterns carrying sulfuric acid overturned on the Ímuris-Cananea highway, 15 kilometers from Cananea, Sonora, on September 1, 2026, around 16:00 hours. [^2]

The truck belonged to Express Milac (Movimientos Industriales Logísticos de Alta Calidad S.A de C.V.) and was transporting sulfuric acid from the Fundición plant in Nacozari, Sonora, to the Cobre del Mayo mine in Álamos, Sonora. [^3]

The Ímuris-Cananea highway was closed to all traffic for over 15 hours as a preventive measure following the spill. [^4]

Authorities neutralized the spilled substance using slaked lime (cal apagada) and performed transfer and recovery operations. [^5]

The road was closed to traffic for more than 15 hours as part of immediate emergency control actions. [^6]

## What this stands on

1. Profepa preliminarily estimated that approximately 12,000 liters of sulfuric acid spilled onto the asphalt and about 200 linear meters of natural soil. (El Universal, News)
2. Profepa reported that a tractor-trailer with two cisterns carrying sulfuric acid overturned on the Ímuris-Cananea highway, 15 kilometers from Cananea, Sonora, on September 1, 2026, around 16:00 hours. (El Universal, News)
3. The truck belonged to Express Milac (Movimientos Industriales Logísticos de Alta Calidad S.A de C.V.) and was transporting sulfuric acid from the Fundición plant in Nacozari, Sonora, to the Cobre del Mayo mine in Álamos, Sonora. (El Universal, News)
4. The Ímuris-Cananea highway was closed to all traffic for over 15 hours as a preventive measure following the spill. (El Universal, News)
5. Authorities neutralized the spilled substance using slaked lime (cal apagada) and performed transfer and recovery operations. (El Informador, News)
6. The road was closed to traffic for more than 15 hours as part of immediate emergency control actions. (El Informador, News)

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