Overturned Tanker Spills Fuel

A MAJOR TRAFFIC HEADACHE THIS MORNING IN SOUTH AUSTIN APPEARS TO BE OVER FOR MANY THIS AFTERNOON.A TANKER TRUCK SPILL ON I-35 SOUTH OF SLAUGHTER LANE BROUGHT TRAFFIC TO A STANDSTILL FOR HOURS THIS . MORNING.AS YOU CAN SEE NOW -- 33 UN DOLOR DE CABEZA DE TRáFICO PRINCIPAL ESTA MAñANA EN AUSTIN DEL SUR PARECE SER EL FIN PARA MUCHOS ESTA FUGA THINGS ARE MOVING ONCE AGAIN ON 35 NORTHBOUND.KXAN'S ANGIE BEAVIN WAS OUT THERE ALL MORNING AS CREWS CLEANED UP THE MESS. SHE HAS MORE FROM THE SCENE. GOOD AFTERNOON! WHAT A MESS IT WAS FOR DRIVERS OUT HERE ON DE CAMIóN DE PETROLERO I-35 HEADING NORTH THIS MORNING.. AFTER A TANKER TRUCK AFTERNOON.A... LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER, LEAKING HUNDREDS OF GALLONS OF COMO UD. PUEDE VER AHORA FUEL. THAT SHUT DOWN LAS COSAS MUEVEN ONCE OTRA VEZ AL 35 NORTE ATADO. 3 BUENAS TARDES. QUé LíO ESTABA PARA CONDUCTORES AQUí EN I-35 QUE VA AL NORTE ESTA MAñANA. DESPUéS DE QUE UN CAMIóN DE NORTHBOUND 35 FOR HOURS. PETROLERO PERDIó EL CONTROL Y DIO UNA VUELTA, ESCAPE CIENTOS DE GALONES DE COMBUSTIBLE. HOURS.THE CRASH HAPPENED BEFORE TWO. IT WASN'T UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER NINE - THAT CREWS GOT THE TRUCK BACK UP RIGHT AND TOWED IT OUT OF THE DITCH. AFD HAD TO DRILL HOLES IN THE TANK AND USE TUBING TO TRANSFER THE REMAINING FUEL INTO A SECOND TANKER.THAT WOULD ALLOW CREWS TO TURN THE CRASHED TRUCK UPRIGHT AND GET AQUELLA DOWN CERRADA AL NORTE LIGó 35 DURANTE HORAS. SóLO EN UN POCO DESPUéS 9 LOS EQUIPOS RECUPERARON EL CAMIóN LO CORRIGEN Y REMOLCó DE LA ZANJA. AFD TUVO QUE TALADRAR AGUJEROS EN EL TANQUE Y USAR LA TUBERíA IT OUT OF HERE.OFFICIALS WITH PARA TRANSFERIR EL COMBUSTIBLE AFD SAY THE 18-WHEELER WAS CARRYING 9600 GALLONS OF GASOLINE, ETHANOL AND DIESEL. THE TANKER TRUCK LEAKED ABOUT 700 GALLONS OF THE FUEL. CREWS RESTANTE EN UN SEGUNDO PETROLERO. LOS FUNCIONARIOS CON AFD DICEN QUE 18 WHEELER LLEVABAN 9600 GALONES DE GASOLINA, ETANOL Y GASOIL. EL CAMIóN DE PETROLERO SE STOPPED THE LEAK EARLY AND CONTAINED RUN-OFF USING TARPS AND DIRT. ESCAPó APROXIMADAMENTE 700 STOPPED THE LEAK EARLY AND GALONES DEL COMBUSTIBLE. LOS EQUIPOS PARARON EL AGUJERO TEMPRANO Y CONTUVIERON SE IT WAS A LENGTHY PROCESS - BUT A SUCCESSFUL ONE. LT. JOSH PORTIE SAYS, "THIS IS NOT A VERY COMMON THING THAT HAPPENS. IT'S VERY INTENSIVE, VARY DANGEROUS, AND VERY SENSITIVE THING TO DO. SO, ONCE INITIAL SAFETY HAS TAKEN ESCAPA USANDO KART. DE KART Y LONAS. 3 LT. JOSH PORTIE DICE, ESTO NO ES UNA COSA COMúN QUE PASA. ES INTENSIVO, VARIAR LA COSA PELIGROSA, Y SENSIBLE DE HACER. PLACE, WE KNEW THE DANGER HAD BEEN DIVERTED BECAUSE OF ROAD CLOSURES, BECAUE OF PATIENTS BEING TRANSPORTED. EVERYTHING ENTONCES, LA SEGURIDAD DE INICIAL DE ONCE OCURRIó, SABíAMOS QUE EL PELIGRO HABíA KIND OF SLOWS DOWN. WE MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS DONE TEXT BOOK - AND AS SAFELY AS POSSIBL" POSSIBLE." AS FOR THE DRIVER OF THE 18-WHEELER - HE WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR NON- LIFE THREATENING INJURIES. HE IS IN GOOD CONDITION AND DOING FINE THIS AFTERNOON.IN SOUTH SIDO DESVIADO DEBIDO A CIERRES DEL CAMINO, EN CUANTO A LA ESCUELA DE ED DE LA CONDUCCIóN DE 18 WHEELER LE TRAJERON AL HOSPITAL PARA AUSTIN ANGIE BEAVIN KXAN NEWS. WE HAVE A SLIDESHOW OF IMAGES HERIDAS NO QUE AMENAZA LA VIDAS. éL ES EN BUENAS CONDICIONES Y HACER FINO ESTE AFTERNOON.IN FROM THAT CRASH RIGHT NOW ON KX. KXAN.COM.THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS IF YOU HAD TO DETOUR AL SUR ANGIE DE AUSTIN BEAVIN NOTICIAS DE KXAN . 3 TENEMOS UNA EXPOSICIóN DE DIAPOSITIVAS DE IMáGENES DE AROUND THE CRASH THIS MORNING. TXDOT SAYS IT WILL NOT CHARGE ANYONE WHO TOOK THE HIGHWAY 130 OR HIGHWAY 45 TOLL ROADS THROUGH GEORGETOWN. 3 MEANWHILE -- THAT SPILL ALSO AQUEL ACCIDENTE AHORA EN AFFECTED SCHOOLS IN THE AREA. KXAN.COM. KXAN.COM. TEXAS DOT DICE QUE NO COBRARá A NADIE QUE TOMó LA RUTA 130 O CARRETERAS DE PEAJE DE 45 DE RUTA POR GEORGETOWN.