DOUGLAS COUNTY, GA — Dozens of Douglas County residents are back in their homes after the clearing of a crash involving a tanker truck carrying ammonium nitrate tipped over on Wilson Road Friday morning.

Emergency crews ordered evacuations for a half-mile radius around Wilson Road between Highway 5 and Tyree Road.

Douglas County Fire Chief Miles Allen says this was an extremely dangerous situation and that they initially evacuated more than 40 homes in the surrounding area.

Both residents and businesses in the affected area were asked to evacuate as a precaution while crews respond to the incident.

Evacuees were instructed to go to The Dog River Library, located at 6100 Highway 5.

Allen says nothing leaked from the truck, but they had to remove the blasting caps, which are used to cause an explosion.

They were able to remove the vehicle from the scene.