Coppell Mail Processing Plant Resumes Operations After Mercury Spill

COPPELL (CBSDFW.COM) – Postal officials say cleanup of a mercury spill at the North Texas Processing and Distribution Center in Coppell is complete and normal mail delivery has resumed.
Mail delivery across parts of North Texas was delayed and after about four gallons of mercury spilled on Tuesday, August 7.
(credit: CBSDFW.COM)
USPS officials say the spill happened after an “improperly mailed package containing mercury” broke open. Spillage of the poisonous element f