Evacuation orders lifted; NB I-680 in Fremont remains closed after overturned tanker truck spills gas

FREMONT, Calif. — Fremont residents who evacuated Friday morning in response to the gas spill on I-680 are now cleared to return to their homes, according to police.

CHP anticipates beginning a gradual reopening of northbound I-680 in the next hour. Officials are urging the public to continue to avoid the area and take alternative routes.

The smell of gasoline from a tanker truck spill on Interstate Highway 680 in Fremont prompted the evacuation of about 100 homes along the highway Friday morning, police said.

Gas spilled from a tanker truck that overturned at about 4:50 a.m. on northbound Highway 680 north of state Highway 262 and south of Auto Mall Parkway. Hazardous material teams are at the scene.

A temporary evacuation shelter has been set up at the city of Fremont’s Public Works Corp Yard at 42551 Osgood Road.

Gas spilled into a storm drain and retention pond, according to police.

All northbound lanes of Highway 680 are blocked as crews load the truck’s remaining fuel into another truck and upright the overturned tanker, police and the California Highway Patrol said.

CHP says the estimated time of reopening is approximately eight hours.

The truck was involved in a collision with a car, CHP Officer Tyler Hahn said. The truck overturned after the collision.

Police said it may take until 5 p.m. or later before the truck is righted.

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