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2 HAZMAT situations cause traffic issues in Dallas

Two semi-truck accidents requiring HAZMAT crew responses were reported within 30 minutes of each other Sunday in Dallas.
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Two semi-truck accidents requiring HAZMAT cleanup were reported within half an hour of each other on Sunday. This one shows the traffic at Interstate 35 and Interstate 635, where a semi truck got in an accident and spilled fuel, prompting a HAZMAT cleanup.

DALLAS — Two semi-truck accidents requiring HAZMAT crew responses were reported within 30 minutes of each other Sunday in Dallas.

The first, at Interstate 45 and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, was reported at 4:59 p.m. Police said an 18-wheeler crashed. Four out of the five northbound lanes were shut down because of the wreck and resulting fuel spill, but all lanes are open now. 

A HAZMAT team arrived to clean up after the crash.

The second, at the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 and Interstate 635, was reported at 5:25 p.m. A semi-truck and a fuel spill was also involved in this crash, the fire department said. The semi-truck is upright. HAZMAT crews are on their way to clean up.

No injuries have been reported in either accident, according to officials.

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