Fuel leak after truck collision on interstate 5 near Portland Ave, Tacoma WA
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TrafficA non-injury collision occurred on northbound Interstate 5 near Portland Avenue involving a wrecked car and a truck leaking diesel fuel. The fuel spill is entering the storm drain. Emergency crews are managing the scene and addressing the fuel leak to prevent environmental contamination.
Audio|Heard on: Tacoma Fire
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03:25
Transcript:
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Engine 11, ladder 1, battalion 2, and safety 3, channel A3, motor vehicle accident, northbound Interstate 5 near Portland Avenue, engine 11, ladder 1, battalion 2 and safety 3, channel A3, DLS, motor vehicle accident, northbound Interstate 5 near Portland Avenue, time 6.
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33.
00:37
Aid, 1, Channel A3, DLF, motor vehicle accident, northbound interstate 5 near city center, aid, 1, channel A3, DLF, motor vehicle accident, northbound interstate 5 near city center, time 634.
00:55
Chicama,
00:57
Battalion 2 on Cina 7 is Northbound I-5 Command.
00:59
We are left shoulder HOV line.
01:03
Battalion 2 is I-5 Command.
01:08
Battalion 2 on Cine, I-5 Command.
01:12
Battalion 2 on Cine, I-5 Command, 0640.
01:20
Agent 11 from command.
01:24
Engine 11 arriving.
01:27
Engine 11, with WSP and the wrecked car is reported non-injury.
01:32
We're going to move up to the truck on the side of the road.
01:34
It's reported leaking fuel.
01:37
The engine 11 received it.
01:39
And is that still on the left side also?
01:43
Affirmative.
01:46
Engine 11, we'll move up there.
01:54
Engine 11 from Safety 3.
01:56
Do not pull all the way up to the truck.
01:57
Stop just ahead of Safety 3.
02:04
Agent 11 received.
02:06
You want me to stop behind you?
02:11
Just in front of me.
02:15
Angel 11.
02:21
Command, AID-1, confirming if you want to.
02:30
Command, Larry, one, is on the scene for writing a block.
02:37
All right, everyone from Command 1.
02:39
You move forward,
02:40
to ride a block for the SEMI and battalion,
02:43
too.
02:46
Receive, a little around the into 11 behind a summit.
02:54
Trying to see if we've got to block an idea with a semi-hob in the shoulder.
03:03
Command received ladder one from command.
03:06
It's a 75 gallon diesel tank.
03:09
Pretty large puncture it's going right in the storm drain if we could probably start by blocking that first.
03:16
Receip.
03:22
Talk about storm brand and leak control.
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Location mentioned:
Portland Ave E, Tacoma, WA
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