A big rig leaking fuel on Tuesday on the northbound side of Interstate 5 near Templin Highway prompted the Los Angeles County Fire Department’s HAZMAT team to respond to the scene, initiating an hourslong SigAlert, according to a Fire Department official.
The incident was reported at 11:19 a.m. and the first responding unit arrived in nine minutes where they found a semitruck on its side leaking fuel, said Edith Lai, a spokeswoman for L.A. County Fire.
According to the California Highway Patrol incident logs, the big rig was involved in a traffic collision with another vehicle. It was not immediately clear what type of other vehicle it was, and a spokesman for the CHP Newhall-area Office could not immediately be reached for additional information.
Lai said the fuel from the tank was leaking onto a dirt road, and no injuries were reported as of the publication of this story.
According to first responder radio dispatch traffic, the truck driver was able to exit the vehicle.
A SigAlert was issued on the northbound side of the I-5 just south of Templin Highway on the No. 4 lane for approximately six hours, according to the CHP incident logs, and the lane was expected to reopen at 6 p.m.
As of 4 p.m. Tuesday, traffic delays on the northbound side were reported as far down as Lake Hughes Road and Sloan Canyon Road in Castaic.
