Tanker off road causes fuel spill near wetlands in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz CA
TrafficA tanker truck went off the road and spilled fuel into a storm drain near wetlands in Santa Cruz. Fuel is reaching a creek. Emergency teams and hazmat are responding to contain the spill. Police are diverting traffic and closing a lane to manage the situation.
Audio|Source: Santa Cruz County Fire
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Transcript:
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We're in the area where UTO so far.
00:02
With the RP from 101, Prospect Heights.
00:06
Home address was near De La Viega Park Drive?
00:09
Copy, thank you.
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744.
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I see.
00:13
Sugar love command, neckup.
00:14
Traffic for sure to low command.
00:16
A-A firm. Felton's wondering if it's any fuel leaking into waterways.
00:19
Is there an update on the tanker over the side?
00:21
The A firm, so the tanker over the side does not appear to be leaking.
00:25
Just the one up on the road is leaking.
00:26
Going into a storm drain, we've tracked it down and its exit is near a creek on the south side, southbound company.
00:35
This is the wetland.
00:37
Copy.
00:38
Just for that, it's a slow trickle, but it's going to make the creek.
00:41
We're going to start trying to dam and dike and absorb whatever's going that way.
00:46
7.46. Sugarloaf command, Meckle.
00:48
No head for sure to live, man.
00:50
From Santa Clara, they're sending Hazmat[1] Team Engine 72, Hazmat 72.
00:55
They're from 85 working with CHP[2] to get through traffic, and I advise that if they can't get you on orange, we can attach CalCorp.
01:02
Yeah, let's just attach CalCorp, and I'll monitor.
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748. And just a heads up, HP is working with us.
01:09
They're going to shut down a lane on the northbound so they can get southbound traffic moving.
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Copy CHP[2] is going to divert one northbound lane for southbound traffic.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
Hazmat: Hazardous Materials Response
[2]
CHP: California Highway Patrol involvement
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Location mentioned:
Prospect Hgts, Santa Cruz, CA 95065
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