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WE ARE AWAITING AN
ANNOUNCEMENT FROM THE
UNIONS.
THEN -- A FRIGHTENING
SITUATION IN THE EAST BAY.
A TANKER CARRYING A
TRIGGERING AN EVACUATION
(MALE ANNOUNCER): THIS IS
THE BAY AREA NEWS STATION,
KRON 4 NEWS STARTS NOW.
>> PAM: DEVELOPING TONIGHT.
WE ARE AWAITING AN
ANNOUNCEMENT BY BARTS'
UNIONS.
POSSIBLE STRIKE.
IT STARTS.
NOW AT FIVE.
>> PAM:
>> PAM:
>>THE OFFICER CAME IN THE
OFFICE AND SAYS THE WHOLE
PROPERTY HAS TO BE EVACUATED
BECAUSE THEIR IS A HEAVY
LEAKAGE.
>> PAM: A SCARY GAS SPILL
IN RICHMOND AFTER A DOUBLE
TANKER TRUCK OVERTURNS AND
THE DELICATE JOB OF
CLEANING UP LASTS THROUGH
THE DAY.
>> PAM: JUST MINUTES AGO WE
HAVE LEARNED THE OVERTUNRED
TANKER HAS BEEN RIGHTED.
IT CRASHED THIS MORNING ON
THE CARLSON BOULEVARD
ONRAMP TO INTERSTATE 80.
AT THIS HOUR THAT ROAD
REMAINS CLOSED -- CREWS
REMAINING ON SCENE.
KRON4'S HAAZIQ MADYUN HAS
MORE.
>> REPORTER:
YOU CAN SEE HEREDANGEROUS
FUMES ESCAPING FROM THIS
OVERTURNED ALLIED PROPANE
TANKER HERE ON THE CARLSON
BLVD ON-RAMP ON I-80 IN
RICHMONDA MAJOR HAZMAT
INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED AFTER
THE TRUCK DRIVER LOST
CONTROL OF THE TRAILER
PORTION OF THE RIG WHILE
MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO THE
ON-RAMP AROUND 3-AM MONDAY
MORNING.CHP OFFICER SAM
MORGAN
>>"DURING THE TURNING
MOVEMENT THERE WAS A POP OR
SOME TYPE OF MECHANICAL
FAILURE THAT CAUSED ONE OF
THE TANKERS TO OVERTURN"
>> REPORTER:
RUPTURING THE TANK, CAUSING
A HIGHLY EXPLOSIVE PROPANE
LEAK RIGHT NEXT TO THIS BEST
VALUE INN MOTELNEEDING TO BE
IMMEDIATELY EVACUATED
>>"EVERYBODY IS NOT SAFE
OVER HERE"
>> REPORTER:FROM THERE
RICHMOND FIRE, EL CERRITO
FIRE, AND THE CONTRA COSTA
COUNTY HAZMAT UNIT WENT TO
WORKRICHMOND FIRE CHIEF
MICHAEL BANKS ON THE FIRST
MAJOR CHALLENGE
>>"OUR FIRST PHASE WAS TO
GET SOME AIR BAGS UNDER THE
OVERTURNED TANK, WHICH WE
DID, THEN WE GOT A PATCH ON
THE SPOT THAT WAS LEAKING
WHICH SLOWED THE LEAK"
>> REPORTER:NEXT WAS
UNHITCHING THE OVERTURNED
REAR TRAILERCOLD WATER WAS
USED TO KEEP THE TANKER COOL