MOUNTAIN HOUSE – A tractor-trailer carrying a mix of gasoline and ethanol jackknifed Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 205 near Mountain House, resulting in a full closure of the freeway and a major backup on Interstate 580, according to authorities.
The incident happened around 1 p.m. on westbound I-205 just west of the Alameda County line, said California Highway Patrol Officer Tyler Hahn. The tractor-trailer was pulling two tankers, one of which overturned and leaked about three gallons of the flammable liquid.
Alameda County firefighters managed to stop the leak without being exposed to the hazard, Hahn said, adding that the driver of the tractor-trailer also escaped injury.
While the remainder of the gasoline and ethanol mix was pumped out of the overturned trailer, westbound traffic on I-205 was redirected onto Mountain House Road and eastbound traffic was redirected onto eastbound I-580, according to Hahn.
“The hazmat personnel have advised that, since the liquid is extremely flammable, the safe distance when pumping it from the tank is at least 1,000 feet from the spill,” he said.
As of 10 p.m., all lanes of eastbound I-205 and westbound I-205 had reopened.
Check back for updates.
Related Posts:
- Tractor-trailer crash fuels East Bay traffic nightmare News MOUNTAIN HOUSE – A tractor-trailer carrying a mix of gasoline and ethanol jackknifed Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 205 near Mountain House, resulting in a full closure of the freeway and a major backup on Interstate 580, according to authorities. Related Articles Man who walked onto Hwy 87 dies after being…
- LeBron James Return Fuels ‘Aggressive’ Lakers Trade Rumors Sports The Los Angeles Lakers are close to getting back their star trio of Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves, and LeBron James in what could be the next few days. James, who has yet to play for the Lakers this season, is listed as questionable for the team’s upcoming game against the…
- NFL Scout Sounds Alarm on Patrick Mahomes’ New Nightmare: The Denver Broncos Defense Sports The Denver Broncos pulled off a statement win Sunday afternoon that will reverberate across the AFC, and the rest of the NFL, holding off Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs to take control of the AFC West and emerge as the No. 1 seed in the conference. One veteran…
- Bills Tabbed to Add ‘Absolute Nightmare’ Wide Receiver in Passing Game Fix Sports The Buffalo Bills entered the season with Super Bowl expectations. Instead, after 10 games they find themselves at 7-3, 1 1/2 games behind the surprising New England Patriots in the AFC East, occupying the No. 5 seed in the conference just two games above the out-of-the-playoffs zone. What’s going on?…
- Bay Area airport operations return to normal following resumption of full air traffic News After a week and a half of flight cancellations across the Bay Area, the skyways are returning to normal after the Federal Aviation Administration lifted its flight reductions beginning Monday morning. The FAA announced Sunday that it was lifting its previous mandate that air traffic be reduced by 10% due…
(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)