Truck Leaks Chemical, Catches Fire On US Hwy 101 Near Cloverdale

Healdsburg CA

18 December, 2019

4:13 PM

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CLOVERDALE, CA — The California Highway Patrol said a hazardous materials incident involving a tanker truck that caught fire and leaked a chemical in the Cloverdale area ended around 3:20 p.m. Wednesday. The northbound No. 2 lane of U.S. Highway 101 and the South Cloverdale Boulevard off-ramp Wednesday were closed around 6:18 a.m. when sodium hypochlorite leaked from a burning truck on the highway. The chemical is used to purify and disinfect water. The Sonoma County Fire Prevention and hazmat team responded around 7:10 a.m. CHP officials said the tractor, not the tanker caught fire. The Cloverdale and Healdsburg fire departments, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Caltrans also responded to the spill, according to the Sonoma County Permit and Resource Management Department. Copyright ©2019 by Bay City News, Inc. — Republication, Rebroadcast or any other Reuse withoutthe express written consent of Bay City News, Inc. is prohibited.