Semi in northern Idaho results in massive fuel spill, reverse 911 call to locals

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise from Idaho State Police.

KOOTENAI COUNTY — The Idaho State Police is investigating a semi motortruck and trailer clang that occurred connected Friday astatine 4:36 p.m.

A loaded 2020 Kenworth Tractor and Polar Semi Trailer being driven by a 42-year-ole antheral from Ellsworth, South Dakota, containing gasoline and diesel fuel, grounded to discuss nan curve connected northbound State Highway 41 conscionable northbound of Seasons Road.

The trailer, loaded pinch astir 6,000 gallons of fuel, overturned and came to remainder connected its broadside blocking State Highway 41 successful some directions. Approximately 2,000 gallons of substance was spilled.

A reverse 911 connection was sent to each section residents wrong a one-mile radius of nan crash, informing of a imaginable hazard. The Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office besides worked to evacuate immoderate residences wrong this area.

The Idaho Transportation Department crews were capable to mitigate nan spill quickly. It took astir 5 hours for nan substance to beryllium pumped retired of nan vessel trailer to different trailer making nan area safe for recreation again. There were nary injuries. The driver was cited astatine nan scene.

The roadway was wholly blocked for astir 7 hours. The roadway is backmost open, nevertheless betwixt Seasons Road and State Highway 54, it is only unfastened for residential traffic. Through postulation still needs to find an replacement way until nan segment is wholly cleaned and nan roadway is backmost unfastened again.

The Idaho State Police continues to analyse this crash.