SLO County hazmat team called to Costco in SLO

Update, Monday, 6:40 p.m.:

Emergency responders found a man dead in a car during the hazmat incident Sunday evening, police confirmed. For more information, read our latest story here.

Original story:

The San Luis Obispo County Regional Hazmat team was responding to a hazardous materials incident at Costco on Sunday evening.

According to Cal Fire, the team was requested to help assist the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department in an incident on Froom Ranch Way as of 7:07 p.m.

Emergency response app Pulsepoint showed the address of the incident as 1540 Froom Ranch Way.

According to Cal Fire, firefighters were investigating.

Further details were not immediately available.

This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM.

Kaytlyn Leslie

The Tribune

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Kaytlyn Leslie writes about business and development for The San Luis Obispo Tribune. Hailing from Nipomo, she also covers city governments and happenings in San Luis Obispo. She joined The Tribune in 2013 after graduating from Cal Poly with her journalism degree.