First fire department reports from the scene at 4:03 p.m. say the vehicle involved is a gasoline tanker truck "on it's top" with "the driver out of the vehicle" with no extrication required.
A name of the tanker company mentioned is "Groendyke-" and the truck is reportedly carrying several thousand gallons of fuel in several compartments on the tanker trailer itself.
An Olathe FD "Haz-Mat" crew has responded- as pumper companies (additional companies ordered to the scene) are "standing by with foam" to apply on the scene.
Reports are that at least "15 gallons a minute" of gasoline is leaking from the overturned tanker truck.
The KC SCOUT system is reporting the southbound ramp to 151st Street from I-35- as well as U.S. 169 at I-35- is closed to traffic.
At 4:24 p.m.- the OFD has requested "a 2nd-alarm" fire response- as a "Waffle House" and "a restaurant next door" to the Waffle House was "being evacuated" of patrons and workers.
As of 6:35 p.m. Wednesday eveing- emergency crews were still working this incident with all closures mentioned above still in effect.
5 comments:
Man I just missed this.
That would be the company that hauls gas to Quick Trip.
Be glad you missed it SD...
Yes- if the name of the company is accurate as reported- you are correcto-mundo! g
Ok this is the corner of U.S. 169 southbound side and the south side of the entrance ramp from 169 to 151st Street.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=38.856524,-94.816083&ll=38.856026,-94.815434&spn=0.005264,0.008132&sll=38.856525,-94.815985&layer=c&cbp=13,245.14,,0,0.69&cbll=38.856696,-94.815734&t=m&z=17&vpsrc=0&panoid=K4BL8RuQ3XOk-LzmQu1ByQ
Here it is
The truck I am sure was headed to the Quick Trip located just south of the accident about 1/2 mile.
The driver was making a left off the exit ramp from I-35 to southbound U.S 169 it is a sweeping turn and I have to wonder if speed was a factor here. I have made this corner many many times and in a tractor trailer rig and out side of a blown tire or going to fast there is no reason to roll a rig on this corner.
Plus side road where trailer is resting there is a huge low spot so leakage should be able to contain to this area and if it was to catch fire damage would be small unless truck was to become involved.
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