Traffic accident blocks Highway 33 with oil spill, Avenal CA
TrafficA traffic accident involving two semi-trucks and a third vehicle caused a full road blockage at Highway 33 and near 7th Avenue. Four people were injured, including a semi-truck driver who was pinned. One truck was carrying crude oil, which spilled an estimated 500 to 1000 gallons, creating a hazardous spill. Emergency services worked on rescue and handled the hazardous materials situation. Environmental health officials were contacted to respond to the spill and injuries.
Audio|Source: Kings County Sheriff and Corcoran Police
05:42
Transcript:
00:00
County Fire Engine 12 at scene.
00:03
Apparently we have two big rigs, we have complete road blockage at 33.
00:07
This is going to be right at 7th Avenue.
00:09
We'll be checking on further.
00:13
Copy controlled.
00:19
County Fire, have an all-said prison, see?
00:26
In-4.
00:28
County,
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72, 1097[2][1].
00:31
We're going to have two big rigs and balls and a third vehicle.
00:35
It's going to be four patients,
00:38
one of the semi-drivers pinned in.
00:44
Okay.
00:50
Allenthal State Prison, Vision 12.
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For having all state prison.
00:57
Prison, Union 12.
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For having all state prison.
01:01
Prison, Vision 12.
01:02
The District of all state prison.
01:11
Go ahead and pull up behind the units there to block from that side.
01:22
Go ahead and pull up next to our engine.
01:31
We've got a confirmed tenant.
01:38
Allen State President, Engine 12, go ahead and get all of our extrication tools, please.
01:43
I'm going to come and help you.
01:50
County Fire, Battalion 1.
01:52
Battalion 1. Detain 1.
01:56
Can you contact President and County and see if they can uncover Avonel.
02:02
Coming, Stan 1.
02:08
County out of 76, can you start me an additional EMS unit for four patients injured?
02:15
Three for chest pain, one for back pain.
02:19
My other driver is out of the truck, we do have a pin in the truck calling home.
02:29
Company just hold.
02:35
County Adam 76, do we have hazmat in-rout to the scene?
02:46
Have an eye, Steve, a battalion one.
02:50
Go ahead.
02:56
I assume in Taiwan.
02:58
We find out what the big rings are hauling.
03:02
Affirmative.
03:03
One is hauling trash.
03:05
The other one is oiled oil.
03:06
We have a confirmed hazmat. We've got a lot of oil on the ground.
03:11
We're working on getting that patient out of it right now.
03:19
Copy.
03:22
Great County Fire Battalion 1. Okay,
03:25
contact environmental health, see if they can respond to people out as well.
03:29
And, uh,
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and standby.
03:33
Okay.
03:37
Copy between one.
03:38
And Fresno County is sitting in the unit to cover around now.
03:41
Okay. Got it.
03:50
I have an LITB in Taiwan.
03:52
I know you're busy. When you get a chance, so let me know how large of us, Phil.
04:01
We probably, I-designate right now, if I have 500,000 gallons on the ground, the oil.
04:07
Okay.
04:12
County Fire, Tijuana, can copy that.
04:15
Affirmation. Affirmation.
04:18
I heard 500 to a thousand gallons, I didn't hear what he said after that.
04:24
He said 500 to a thousand gallons on the ground.
04:29
56, you can get somebody with a ladder over.
04:34
Can you contact Vicelius City Fire and advise them our situation?
04:44
Copy.
04:49
Battalion 1, engine 12, yeah, we have soil is both on the roadway and on the shoulder along the truck. The tank is ruptured.
05:03
Copy.
05:04
And, uh,
05:06
I mean, probably I don't even know what type of oil it is.
05:11
Looks like it's crude oil from Crane Oil field, from an oil well.
05:19
Okay.
05:22
Ten, four.
05:25
All over the ground, this trash truck is not completely on its site, but most of the waste, so it lost a lot of its content,
05:34
including on top of the truck, which is what we're trying to work on right now to get access to and get the driver out.
05:41
Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
97: Arrived on scene / On scene
[2]
1097: Arrived on scene
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Location mentioned:
CA-33 & S 7th Ave, Avenal, CA 93204
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