Tanker truck full of bleach overturns in Oceano
Update 7 p.m.:
Cal Fire says the offloading process is about 90% completed as of 6:55 p.m.
The tanker has been righted and mostly removed from the ditch.
Update 5:45 p.m.:
The offloading truck has arrived and is beginning to make connections and drilling holes in the tank to remove its contents, according to Cal Fire.
Update 3:30 p.m.:
Cal Fire says the tank has been stabilized and crews are waiting for a contractor to arrive off load the product.
There are no evacuations planned for the incident.
Original story:
A tanker truck full of bleach overturned in Oceano Thursday afternoon.
The truck driver apparently “took a corner too fast and overturned” around 12:24 p.m., according to CHP dispatch.
Photos from the scene show the tanker had a 1791 hazard placard, indicating it was carrying hypochlorite solutions, such as household bleach.
The truck is in a ditch at the corner of Silver Spur Place and Creek Road. There is no indication bleach has spilled from the tanker at this point, according to scanner traffic.
This story was originally published January 9, 2020 at 12:40 PM.
