A semi truck hauling shop towels caught fire on Interstate 5 just north of La Costa Avenue in Carlsbadistan on Tuesday morning at 4:30 AM causing traffic to back up for miles.
The incident was further complicated when the big rig began to spill fluid, which officials feared would leak into a nearby lagoon. A hazardous-materials team was sent out, as were officials from the Department of Environmental Quality. Sixty gallons of diesel fuel spilled, some of it possibly making its way into Bataquitos Lagoon.
[Link: NBC San Diego]
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