Incident Type: Hazmat Response
Initial Dispatch: Vehicle Fire
Timestamp: 07-06-24 09:09 PM
Neighborhood: Sherman Oaks
Address: NB 405 Fwy x 101 Fwy
Intersection: La Maida St x Peach Ave
Council District: Nithya Raman (4)
LAFD: Valley (FS88, BC10)
LAPD: Van Nuys (971)
Latitude/Longitude: 34.1588, -118.4679
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07-06-24 09:16 PM
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07-06-24 09:19 PM
Three vacuum trucks and The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) are responding to assist with cleanup. All northbound and southbound lanes of the 405 will remain closed until cleanup is completed (no ETA). [verified] |
LAFD 88's are advising that approximately ~200 gallons of water mixed with fuel is on the freeway. A truck full of sand is responding to assist with containment. Additionally, CHP has all lanes on the NB 405 closed. [verified] |
The truck company is reporting that the trailer tank holds 7600 gallons of diesel fuel. T88 advising the bulk of the tractor fire has now been extinguished with no spread to the trailer. [verified] |
E109 advising they have a big-rig truck tractor on fire, with a tank trailer being threatened by the fire. Resources are working to gather information on the trailer's load and preparing for firefighting operations. [verified] |