Tanker truck spills hot oil blocking I-40 in Elk City, Elk City OK
Traffic / Road ClosureA tanker truck carrying hot oil has overturned or become disabled on I-40 near Elk City, spilling a large quantity of oil into the median and completely blocking the highway. Emergency services are on scene, and traffic is backing up. Sand trucks are requested for spill containment.
Audio|Source: Elk City Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
00:00
Command 1 dispatched, did you have any local PD units in route or just OHP?
00:07
Affirmative local units right now.
00:13
Okay, you might let them know the traffic's going to start backing up around the corner of the 47 if they'll give it a little pre-warning back there before we have a secondary.
00:23
Dispatch clear.
00:24
Dispac clear.
00:29
And let OHB know that I-40 is completely blocked.
00:34
Command 1.
00:40
Rescue is on sane.
00:41
Rescue to Command 1.
00:42
It looks like it's going to be an old tanker.
00:44
It's spilled a lot of oil out already in the median.
00:47
Command 1's clear.
00:48
I'm on scene.
00:50
This, that's clear.
00:51
I'm on scene.
00:53
Medic 2 is on same.
00:57
Medic 2.
00:58
Truck Force on scene.
01:03
Truck Force. Truck Force.
01:08
Command 1, dispatch.
01:09
Command 1, dispatch.
01:13
Command 1.
01:18
Do let ODOT know this is a full hot oil tanker and it's spilling its contents down the median.
01:25
We might need some sands and some trucks to help contain it.
01:30
Just back to click.
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Location mentioned:
I-40, Elk City, OK
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