Gasoline Leak Shuts Down Long Beach Freeway Stretch
A gasoline leak shut down a stretch of the Long Beach Freeway on Monday, causing a traffic jam just as motorists were returning to town at the end of the Labor Day weekend.
The northbound lanes of the freeway were shut at about 4:15 p.m., north of Washington Boulevard in Commerce, to allow a Caltrans crew to sop up the gas.
Nearly a full tank from a Ford Bronco, 20 to 25 gallons of gas, leaked onto the roadway, said California Highway Patrol Officer Richard Perez. It was unclear what caused the tank rupture, the officer said.
The lanes were reopened after an hour and a half.
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