Hazmat crews clean up spills that forced street closures in Santa Rosa
/ CBS/Bay City News Service
SANTA ROSA -- Roads around North Dutton Avenue in Santa Rosa were reopened on Saturday afternoon, following closures because of multiple spills of an unknown liquid from a truck.
The Santa Rosa Police Department said about 275 gallons of the unknown liquid spilled at about 10:45 a.m.
A hazmat team from the Santa Rosa Fire Department responded to what were described by the police department as multiple spills but the composition of the liquid was unknown, a police spokesperson said.
No evacuations were necessary, police said.
The spill was cleaned up by about 2 p.m., allowing traffic to resume flowing in the area.
The city of Santa Rosa Public Works Department, CalTrans and the California Highway Patrol assisted in the response.
Significant road closures in West Santa Rosa due to liquid product spill
Due to a hazmat situation involving several large spills caused by totes containing approximately 275 gallons each of a liquid product falling from a truck, there are numerous closures of Santa Rosa streets which will remain closed until the spills have been cleaned. The following streets and intersections are currently closed to all traffic:
N Dutton Ave from W 9th to Hewitt St - FULL street closure
N Dutton Ave at Trowbridge St - Closed
N Dutton Ave at Hewitt St - Closed
N Dutton Ave at W 9th St - Closed
ALL side streets between W 9th St and Hewitt St are CLOSED
Guerneville Rd at Cleveland Ave - Lanes 3 & 4 are closed
WB Cleveland Ave at Steele Ln - Lane 2 is closed
Steele Ln at Hwy 101 ramps to Cleveland Ave - Street closure
SB Hwy 101 offramp at Steele Ln - Closed
The Santa Rosa Police Department and Santa Rosa Fire Department, with assistance from CHP are currently investigating this incident and actively working to clean the multiple spills. At this time, there is no need for evacuations. Please avoid the above-mentioned and surrounding areas until further notice. We will update the public when roads and intersections are opened as the clean up progresses.
