Tanker truck, car collide; causes fuel spill (dubln/san ramon)
05-29-2009, 05:03 PM
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Tanker truck, car collide; causes fuel spill (dubln/san ramon)
everything all around my house is pretty much blocked off 
there has been a chopper flying overhead all afternoon
dublin high is around the corner, and it got all blocked off.
there is fear of fire starting from all the fumes in the storm drains.
http://www.ktvu.com/news/19604309/detail.html
Crews Try To Contain Gas From Tanker Truck Spill
Posted: 1:10 pm PDT May 29, 2009Updated: 5:01 pm PDT May 29, 2009
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Eight more homes in Dublin have been evacuated Friday afternoon while hazardous materials crews begin vacuuming gasoline-contaminated water out of storm drains along Village Parkway, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District spokeswoman Kim French said.
The spill happened at 10:43 a.m. at the Chevron station at 21320 San Ramon Valley Blvd. at Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon when a car and a gasoline tanker collided, French said.
Officials have estimated that between 1,400 and 2,800 gallons of gasoline spilled into a storm drain that leads from San Ramon and along Village Parkway in Dublin, where it empties into San Ramon Creek, French said.
Crews have brought in a 20,000 containment tank and are planning to vacuum the mixture of gasoline and water out of the storm drain into the tank.
The gas station, the Dublin San Ramon Village Plaza shopping center and about 25 homes on Frederiksen Lane were evacuated earlier today, French said.
The eight additional homes that are being evacuated are on Brighton Drive, French said.
Evacuees are being directed to the Dublin Senior Center on Amador Valley Boulevard in Dublin.
Students at Dublin High School were told to shelter in place throughout the day, but were allowed to leave when the school day ended.
All events that were scheduled to take place Friday night at the high school have been canceled, French said.
Hazardous materials crews determined earlier today that there was no health hazard at two nearby elementary schools, Murray Elementary and Frederiksen Elementary, and students were not impacted by the spill, French said.
Crews are continuing to monitor air quality around the drainage system and creek.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
there has been a chopper flying overhead all afternoon
dublin high is around the corner, and it got all blocked off.
there is fear of fire starting from all the fumes in the storm drains.
http://www.ktvu.com/news/19604309/detail.html
Crews Try To Contain Gas From Tanker Truck Spill
Posted: 1:10 pm PDT May 29, 2009Updated: 5:01 pm PDT May 29, 2009
SAN RAMON, Calif. -- Eight more homes in Dublin have been evacuated Friday afternoon while hazardous materials crews begin vacuuming gasoline-contaminated water out of storm drains along Village Parkway, San Ramon Valley Fire Protection District spokeswoman Kim French said.
The spill happened at 10:43 a.m. at the Chevron station at 21320 San Ramon Valley Blvd. at Alcosta Boulevard in San Ramon when a car and a gasoline tanker collided, French said.
Officials have estimated that between 1,400 and 2,800 gallons of gasoline spilled into a storm drain that leads from San Ramon and along Village Parkway in Dublin, where it empties into San Ramon Creek, French said.
Crews have brought in a 20,000 containment tank and are planning to vacuum the mixture of gasoline and water out of the storm drain into the tank.
The gas station, the Dublin San Ramon Village Plaza shopping center and about 25 homes on Frederiksen Lane were evacuated earlier today, French said.
The eight additional homes that are being evacuated are on Brighton Drive, French said.
Evacuees are being directed to the Dublin Senior Center on Amador Valley Boulevard in Dublin.
Students at Dublin High School were told to shelter in place throughout the day, but were allowed to leave when the school day ended.
All events that were scheduled to take place Friday night at the high school have been canceled, French said.
Hazardous materials crews determined earlier today that there was no health hazard at two nearby elementary schools, Murray Elementary and Frederiksen Elementary, and students were not impacted by the spill, French said.
Crews are continuing to monitor air quality around the drainage system and creek.
The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
05-29-2009, 06:49 PM
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Was a pain for me to get home after getting off 680. Was driving around town, trying to find a way across SRV Rd. That's when I found that Village Parkway at DHS was closed. You can smell the gas fumes in the air. Did they evacuate your neighborhood at all?
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