[CPEO-MEF] Vandenberg AFB (CA) jet fuel spill

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Tanker rollover accident closes road

By Mark Abramson
Lompoc Record (CA)
March 5, 2006

A segment of Santa Lucia Canyon Road remained closed Saturday, a day 
after a tanker truck overturned, spilling an estimated 6,000 gallons of 
jet fuel and forcing Highway 1's closure while firefighters carefully 
cleaned up the volatile liquid.

Although Highway 1 reopened Friday afternoon, Santa Lucia Canyon Road 
was expected to be reopened by Monday because of the extent of the clean 
up work, a California Department of Fish and Game official said.

The truck, which was carrying about 7,500 gallons of fuel to Vandenberg 
Air Force Base, briefly caught fire when it rolled onto its back a 
little after 7 a.m. Friday, said California Highway Patrol Officer Steve 
Bennett. At the time, the truck was northbound on Highway 1 and had 
slowed to about 7 mph as it made a left turn onto Santa Lucia Canyon 
Road, he added.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.lompocrecord.com/articles/2006/03/05/news/news02.txt

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
<lsiegel@cpeo.org>
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