Overturned Tanker Truck with Spill 10/08/2018 INC#1709

Overturned Tanker Truck with Spill; INC#1709; 11:41PM; WB 210 Freeway east of 5 Fwy; http://bit.ly/2OHm1Fl; Sylmar; Tanker truck overturned onto freeway embankment with large spill of hot tar-like slurry (asphalt sealing product?) across 3 lanes of WB 210 Freeway; No fire; No driver entrapment; One patient = Adult M tanker driver to hospital with non-life threatening injuries; Firefighters working to stop slow leak of tar from tank trailer, mostly on shoulder, but also off freeway in vicinity of Filbert St / Foothill Blvd; Firefighters working relentlessly with shovels and soil to prevent product from entering storm drains; CHP and Caltrans requested for full closure and cleanup of all westbound lanes of I-210 between Yarnell Street and I-5; Unk duration; Motorists: expect congestion and delay, avoid area and consider alternate route; Detours readily available, monitor traffic reports on news radio; Media Inquiries: CHP Log #3306; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; Dispatched LAFD Units: BC12 E18 E275 E298 E7 E91 E98 RA891 RA91 T75 T98 SQ87; Channels: 8; 17; - Brian Humphrey

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