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Freeway Shut Down After Fuel Tank Leak From 18-Wheeler

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  • Firefighters are addressing a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler on I-610 in Houston, coordinating resources and requesting additional units to manage traffic around the site.

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EMS units are en route to the scene. No additional tow trucks are needed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:14
no more wreckers. Do you have EMS en route over there? Yes, EMS is already going to be en route. Yeah, no more wreckers over there in Woodridge and South Loop. And, yes, EMS is en route.

A Citizen user's live video shows traffic significantly congested with vehicles at a standstill.

Additional firefighting units are en route to the fuel spill at the 610 and Woodridge area.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:30
Engine 35, Medic 36 was added. Received. Engine 29. Engine 29. Engine 29, we do have fuel spill in the area there at 610 and Woodridge. They're on the main lanes. They have Ladder 26, Engine 26, Engine 40, and 23. None of those units can put eyes on your motor vehicle incident. Engine 29, received. We're en route. We're en route.

Additional units are requested at the eastbound 610 Woodridge exit to assist with the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:27
14D05. 05, go ahead ma'am. 05, we've got 22 with us at the entrance ramp for eastbound 610 from Woodridge. If you, it looks like the MRT's are on our stuff now. Can you just advise them that we need them at eastbound 610 at exit 33, which is the Woodridge exit? Okay, thank you. I'll send the message to their dispatcher.

Command center will be contacted to address the potential hazmat situation and freeway closure.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:19
Getting a message from command center. If this spill involves a hazmat spill or a freeway closure, we need to call command center. 05, we'll give them a call. Thank you. That's clear, thanks.

Units are confirming the location of the spill, focusing on the southeast side near the Broadway exit.

Houston PD South Central · 0:30
21, go. Hey, have you found them yet? Yeah, it's probably going to be on the southeast side. They got a Broadway exit, too. It's going to be like, I think it's like 7200. Yeah, that's clear. The small wanted to double check. Apparently, for 2 DO5, the sergeant said that they came up on it, and they said that they were being requested on their side also. They're saying it doesn't look like South Central at all because it said exit 33. Yeah.

Additional units are being sent to manage traffic eastbound on the South Loop.

Houston PD Special Ops · 0:13
Send advise, we put 92 units out of the units. South Loop and Broad. We need a couple units to hit that way and back the freeway. Going eastbound on the Loop.

Additional units from South Central are expected to assist, but their arrival is not yet confirmed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:16
Hey, 14905, we got those South Central units coming up there. They thought it was on their side, and she said that she requested MRTs, but they haven't responded that they're actually coming. I'm sorry about that. I thought they were.

Traffic is attempting to bypass the spill area. Additional units are requested at Exit 33 for assistance.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:11
Around HFD.05, it looks like there's already traffic trying to get around HFD. So, if a unit can get over to exit 33, code 2, we'd appreciate it.

Additional units are positioned at Exit 33 to manage traffic around the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
slip in their area, but 381 is their slip. I'm going to have to go ahead and change our slip to our area.That's clear ma'am, thank you. And we just, I didn't know if you got one or two units for us. We need one at exit 33 and then one up here. 4 MRT. The entrance, uh, 4 MRT is available. Okay. You're going to be on the outbound side, correct? Yes.Yes. Eastbound, outbound. We're at the entrance ramp.

The freeway is now completely shut down eastbound from Exit 33 due to the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
Yeah, I see Engine 26 up there. Two units. We'll have one at the Woodridge exit, Exit 33, and then we're going to go up and block the entrance ramp from Woodridge because they're going to need it all shut down. And the freeway is totally shut down eastbound from Exit 33. Okay, let me go ahead and drop that slip. If I can get a unit to start in that way, I see that engine up there. 14 Dan 22, give us... That's clear.

An oil spill is reported across all lanes, and additional units are requested for traffic control.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:17
I don't see anything. Um, I'm looking. I don't see anything on the freeway.14 D 05, they say there's an oil spill across all lanes. So, they've got it shut down with the fire trucks, but can you send us a unit to just help them with traffic control? We'll get it cleaned up.

According to firefighters, they requested additional units to help block traffic around the fuel leak site.

Houston PD South Central · 0:15
11 Henry 71 D. HFD is requesting a unit to help block for a fuel leakage on an 18-liter. I'm asking for MRT's also. 610-45, eastbound.

Firefighters are coordinating resources to address the fuel tank leak on the freeway.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:21
Ladder 26 on Engine 40. Ladder 26, they have been acknowledged yet when they came up, I haven't come up on the radio. Received. You want them on Southeast 12? Yeah, you can put them on 12. They need a 10 or 610 from the southwest side, from a dismissed location.

Firefighters are responding to a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler on the freeway.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank, LK. Engine 40. S-IH-610 Obesa for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Priority dispatch at the gate.

Firefighters have received a report of a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank LK. Hazmat Unit 1. 22. S-IH-610. Obesity for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 I-610,.

EMS units are en route to the scene. No additional tow trucks are needed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:14
no more wreckers. Do you have EMS en route over there? Yes, EMS is already going to be en route. Yeah, no more wreckers over there in Woodridge and South Loop. And, yes, EMS is en route.

A Citizen user's live video shows traffic significantly congested with vehicles at a standstill.

Additional firefighting units are en route to the fuel spill at the 610 and Woodridge area.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:30
Engine 35, Medic 36 was added. Received. Engine 29. Engine 29. Engine 29, we do have fuel spill in the area there at 610 and Woodridge. They're on the main lanes. They have Ladder 26, Engine 26, Engine 40, and 23. None of those units can put eyes on your motor vehicle incident. Engine 29, received. We're en route. We're en route.

Additional units are requested at the eastbound 610 Woodridge exit to assist with the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:27
14D05. 05, go ahead ma'am. 05, we've got 22 with us at the entrance ramp for eastbound 610 from Woodridge. If you, it looks like the MRT's are on our stuff now. Can you just advise them that we need them at eastbound 610 at exit 33, which is the Woodridge exit? Okay, thank you. I'll send the message to their dispatcher.

Command center will be contacted to address the potential hazmat situation and freeway closure.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:19
Getting a message from command center. If this spill involves a hazmat spill or a freeway closure, we need to call command center. 05, we'll give them a call. Thank you. That's clear, thanks.

Units are confirming the location of the spill, focusing on the southeast side near the Broadway exit.

Houston PD South Central · 0:30
21, go. Hey, have you found them yet? Yeah, it's probably going to be on the southeast side. They got a Broadway exit, too. It's going to be like, I think it's like 7200. Yeah, that's clear. The small wanted to double check. Apparently, for 2 DO5, the sergeant said that they came up on it, and they said that they were being requested on their side also. They're saying it doesn't look like South Central at all because it said exit 33. Yeah.

Additional units are being sent to manage traffic eastbound on the South Loop.

Houston PD Special Ops · 0:13
Send advise, we put 92 units out of the units. South Loop and Broad. We need a couple units to hit that way and back the freeway. Going eastbound on the Loop.

Additional units from South Central are expected to assist, but their arrival is not yet confirmed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:16
Hey, 14905, we got those South Central units coming up there. They thought it was on their side, and she said that she requested MRTs, but they haven't responded that they're actually coming. I'm sorry about that. I thought they were.

Traffic is attempting to bypass the spill area. Additional units are requested at Exit 33 for assistance.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:11
Around HFD.05, it looks like there's already traffic trying to get around HFD. So, if a unit can get over to exit 33, code 2, we'd appreciate it.

Additional units are positioned at Exit 33 to manage traffic around the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
slip in their area, but 381 is their slip. I'm going to have to go ahead and change our slip to our area.That's clear ma'am, thank you. And we just, I didn't know if you got one or two units for us. We need one at exit 33 and then one up here. 4 MRT. The entrance, uh, 4 MRT is available. Okay. You're going to be on the outbound side, correct? Yes.Yes. Eastbound, outbound. We're at the entrance ramp.

The freeway is now completely shut down eastbound from Exit 33 due to the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
Yeah, I see Engine 26 up there. Two units. We'll have one at the Woodridge exit, Exit 33, and then we're going to go up and block the entrance ramp from Woodridge because they're going to need it all shut down. And the freeway is totally shut down eastbound from Exit 33. Okay, let me go ahead and drop that slip. If I can get a unit to start in that way, I see that engine up there. 14 Dan 22, give us... That's clear.

An oil spill is reported across all lanes, and additional units are requested for traffic control.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:17
I don't see anything. Um, I'm looking. I don't see anything on the freeway.14 D 05, they say there's an oil spill across all lanes. So, they've got it shut down with the fire trucks, but can you send us a unit to just help them with traffic control? We'll get it cleaned up.

According to firefighters, they requested additional units to help block traffic around the fuel leak site.

Houston PD South Central · 0:15
11 Henry 71 D. HFD is requesting a unit to help block for a fuel leakage on an 18-liter. I'm asking for MRT's also. 610-45, eastbound.

Firefighters are coordinating resources to address the fuel tank leak on the freeway.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:21
Ladder 26 on Engine 40. Ladder 26, they have been acknowledged yet when they came up, I haven't come up on the radio. Received. You want them on Southeast 12? Yeah, you can put them on 12. They need a 10 or 610 from the southwest side, from a dismissed location.

Firefighters are responding to a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler on the freeway.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank, LK. Engine 40. S-IH-610 Obesa for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Priority dispatch at the gate.

Firefighters have received a report of a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank LK. Hazmat Unit 1. 22. S-IH-610. Obesity for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 I-610,.

EMS units are en route to the scene. No additional tow trucks are needed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:14
no more wreckers. Do you have EMS en route over there? Yes, EMS is already going to be en route. Yeah, no more wreckers over there in Woodridge and South Loop. And, yes, EMS is en route.

A Citizen user's live video shows traffic significantly congested with vehicles at a standstill.

Additional firefighting units are en route to the fuel spill at the 610 and Woodridge area.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:30
Engine 35, Medic 36 was added. Received. Engine 29. Engine 29. Engine 29, we do have fuel spill in the area there at 610 and Woodridge. They're on the main lanes. They have Ladder 26, Engine 26, Engine 40, and 23. None of those units can put eyes on your motor vehicle incident. Engine 29, received. We're en route. We're en route.

Additional units are requested at the eastbound 610 Woodridge exit to assist with the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:27
14D05. 05, go ahead ma'am. 05, we've got 22 with us at the entrance ramp for eastbound 610 from Woodridge. If you, it looks like the MRT's are on our stuff now. Can you just advise them that we need them at eastbound 610 at exit 33, which is the Woodridge exit? Okay, thank you. I'll send the message to their dispatcher.

Command center will be contacted to address the potential hazmat situation and freeway closure.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:19
Getting a message from command center. If this spill involves a hazmat spill or a freeway closure, we need to call command center. 05, we'll give them a call. Thank you. That's clear, thanks.

Units are confirming the location of the spill, focusing on the southeast side near the Broadway exit.

Houston PD South Central · 0:30
21, go. Hey, have you found them yet? Yeah, it's probably going to be on the southeast side. They got a Broadway exit, too. It's going to be like, I think it's like 7200. Yeah, that's clear. The small wanted to double check. Apparently, for 2 DO5, the sergeant said that they came up on it, and they said that they were being requested on their side also. They're saying it doesn't look like South Central at all because it said exit 33. Yeah.

Additional units are being sent to manage traffic eastbound on the South Loop.

Houston PD Special Ops · 0:13
Send advise, we put 92 units out of the units. South Loop and Broad. We need a couple units to hit that way and back the freeway. Going eastbound on the Loop.

Additional units from South Central are expected to assist, but their arrival is not yet confirmed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:16
Hey, 14905, we got those South Central units coming up there. They thought it was on their side, and she said that she requested MRTs, but they haven't responded that they're actually coming. I'm sorry about that. I thought they were.

Traffic is attempting to bypass the spill area. Additional units are requested at Exit 33 for assistance.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:11
Around HFD.05, it looks like there's already traffic trying to get around HFD. So, if a unit can get over to exit 33, code 2, we'd appreciate it.

Additional units are positioned at Exit 33 to manage traffic around the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
slip in their area, but 381 is their slip. I'm going to have to go ahead and change our slip to our area.That's clear ma'am, thank you. And we just, I didn't know if you got one or two units for us. We need one at exit 33 and then one up here. 4 MRT. The entrance, uh, 4 MRT is available. Okay. You're going to be on the outbound side, correct? Yes.Yes. Eastbound, outbound. We're at the entrance ramp.

The freeway is now completely shut down eastbound from Exit 33 due to the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
Yeah, I see Engine 26 up there. Two units. We'll have one at the Woodridge exit, Exit 33, and then we're going to go up and block the entrance ramp from Woodridge because they're going to need it all shut down. And the freeway is totally shut down eastbound from Exit 33. Okay, let me go ahead and drop that slip. If I can get a unit to start in that way, I see that engine up there. 14 Dan 22, give us... That's clear.

An oil spill is reported across all lanes, and additional units are requested for traffic control.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:17
I don't see anything. Um, I'm looking. I don't see anything on the freeway.14 D 05, they say there's an oil spill across all lanes. So, they've got it shut down with the fire trucks, but can you send us a unit to just help them with traffic control? We'll get it cleaned up.

According to firefighters, they requested additional units to help block traffic around the fuel leak site.

Houston PD South Central · 0:15
11 Henry 71 D. HFD is requesting a unit to help block for a fuel leakage on an 18-liter. I'm asking for MRT's also. 610-45, eastbound.

Firefighters are coordinating resources to address the fuel tank leak on the freeway.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:21
Ladder 26 on Engine 40. Ladder 26, they have been acknowledged yet when they came up, I haven't come up on the radio. Received. You want them on Southeast 12? Yeah, you can put them on 12. They need a 10 or 610 from the southwest side, from a dismissed location.

Firefighters are responding to a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler on the freeway.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank, LK. Engine 40. S-IH-610 Obesa for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Priority dispatch at the gate.

Firefighters have received a report of a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank LK. Hazmat Unit 1. 22. S-IH-610. Obesity for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 I-610,.

EMS units are en route to the scene. No additional tow trucks are needed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:14
no more wreckers. Do you have EMS en route over there? Yes, EMS is already going to be en route. Yeah, no more wreckers over there in Woodridge and South Loop. And, yes, EMS is en route.

A Citizen user's live video shows traffic significantly congested with vehicles at a standstill.

Additional firefighting units are en route to the fuel spill at the 610 and Woodridge area.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:30
Engine 35, Medic 36 was added. Received. Engine 29. Engine 29. Engine 29, we do have fuel spill in the area there at 610 and Woodridge. They're on the main lanes. They have Ladder 26, Engine 26, Engine 40, and 23. None of those units can put eyes on your motor vehicle incident. Engine 29, received. We're en route. We're en route.

Additional units are requested at the eastbound 610 Woodridge exit to assist with the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:27
14D05. 05, go ahead ma'am. 05, we've got 22 with us at the entrance ramp for eastbound 610 from Woodridge. If you, it looks like the MRT's are on our stuff now. Can you just advise them that we need them at eastbound 610 at exit 33, which is the Woodridge exit? Okay, thank you. I'll send the message to their dispatcher.

Command center will be contacted to address the potential hazmat situation and freeway closure.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:19
Getting a message from command center. If this spill involves a hazmat spill or a freeway closure, we need to call command center. 05, we'll give them a call. Thank you. That's clear, thanks.

Units are confirming the location of the spill, focusing on the southeast side near the Broadway exit.

Houston PD South Central · 0:30
21, go. Hey, have you found them yet? Yeah, it's probably going to be on the southeast side. They got a Broadway exit, too. It's going to be like, I think it's like 7200. Yeah, that's clear. The small wanted to double check. Apparently, for 2 DO5, the sergeant said that they came up on it, and they said that they were being requested on their side also. They're saying it doesn't look like South Central at all because it said exit 33. Yeah.

Additional units are being sent to manage traffic eastbound on the South Loop.

Houston PD Special Ops · 0:13
Send advise, we put 92 units out of the units. South Loop and Broad. We need a couple units to hit that way and back the freeway. Going eastbound on the Loop.

Additional units from South Central are expected to assist, but their arrival is not yet confirmed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:16
Hey, 14905, we got those South Central units coming up there. They thought it was on their side, and she said that she requested MRTs, but they haven't responded that they're actually coming. I'm sorry about that. I thought they were.

Traffic is attempting to bypass the spill area. Additional units are requested at Exit 33 for assistance.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:11
Around HFD.05, it looks like there's already traffic trying to get around HFD. So, if a unit can get over to exit 33, code 2, we'd appreciate it.

Additional units are positioned at Exit 33 to manage traffic around the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
slip in their area, but 381 is their slip. I'm going to have to go ahead and change our slip to our area.That's clear ma'am, thank you. And we just, I didn't know if you got one or two units for us. We need one at exit 33 and then one up here. 4 MRT. The entrance, uh, 4 MRT is available. Okay. You're going to be on the outbound side, correct? Yes.Yes. Eastbound, outbound. We're at the entrance ramp.

The freeway is now completely shut down eastbound from Exit 33 due to the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
Yeah, I see Engine 26 up there. Two units. We'll have one at the Woodridge exit, Exit 33, and then we're going to go up and block the entrance ramp from Woodridge because they're going to need it all shut down. And the freeway is totally shut down eastbound from Exit 33. Okay, let me go ahead and drop that slip. If I can get a unit to start in that way, I see that engine up there. 14 Dan 22, give us... That's clear.

An oil spill is reported across all lanes, and additional units are requested for traffic control.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:17
I don't see anything. Um, I'm looking. I don't see anything on the freeway.14 D 05, they say there's an oil spill across all lanes. So, they've got it shut down with the fire trucks, but can you send us a unit to just help them with traffic control? We'll get it cleaned up.

According to firefighters, they requested additional units to help block traffic around the fuel leak site.

Houston PD South Central · 0:15
11 Henry 71 D. HFD is requesting a unit to help block for a fuel leakage on an 18-liter. I'm asking for MRT's also. 610-45, eastbound.

Firefighters are coordinating resources to address the fuel tank leak on the freeway.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:21
Ladder 26 on Engine 40. Ladder 26, they have been acknowledged yet when they came up, I haven't come up on the radio. Received. You want them on Southeast 12? Yeah, you can put them on 12. They need a 10 or 610 from the southwest side, from a dismissed location.

Firefighters are responding to a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler on the freeway.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank, LK. Engine 40. S-IH-610 Obesa for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Priority dispatch at the gate.

Firefighters have received a report of a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank LK. Hazmat Unit 1. 22. S-IH-610. Obesity for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 I-610,.

EMS units are en route to the scene. No additional tow trucks are needed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:14
no more wreckers. Do you have EMS en route over there? Yes, EMS is already going to be en route. Yeah, no more wreckers over there in Woodridge and South Loop. And, yes, EMS is en route.

A Citizen user's live video shows traffic significantly congested with vehicles at a standstill.

Additional firefighting units are en route to the fuel spill at the 610 and Woodridge area.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:30
Engine 35, Medic 36 was added. Received. Engine 29. Engine 29. Engine 29, we do have fuel spill in the area there at 610 and Woodridge. They're on the main lanes. They have Ladder 26, Engine 26, Engine 40, and 23. None of those units can put eyes on your motor vehicle incident. Engine 29, received. We're en route. We're en route.

Additional units are requested at the eastbound 610 Woodridge exit to assist with the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:27
14D05. 05, go ahead ma'am. 05, we've got 22 with us at the entrance ramp for eastbound 610 from Woodridge. If you, it looks like the MRT's are on our stuff now. Can you just advise them that we need them at eastbound 610 at exit 33, which is the Woodridge exit? Okay, thank you. I'll send the message to their dispatcher.

Command center will be contacted to address the potential hazmat situation and freeway closure.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:19
Getting a message from command center. If this spill involves a hazmat spill or a freeway closure, we need to call command center. 05, we'll give them a call. Thank you. That's clear, thanks.

Units are confirming the location of the spill, focusing on the southeast side near the Broadway exit.

Houston PD South Central · 0:30
21, go. Hey, have you found them yet? Yeah, it's probably going to be on the southeast side. They got a Broadway exit, too. It's going to be like, I think it's like 7200. Yeah, that's clear. The small wanted to double check. Apparently, for 2 DO5, the sergeant said that they came up on it, and they said that they were being requested on their side also. They're saying it doesn't look like South Central at all because it said exit 33. Yeah.

Additional units are being sent to manage traffic eastbound on the South Loop.

Houston PD Special Ops · 0:13
Send advise, we put 92 units out of the units. South Loop and Broad. We need a couple units to hit that way and back the freeway. Going eastbound on the Loop.

Additional units from South Central are expected to assist, but their arrival is not yet confirmed.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:16
Hey, 14905, we got those South Central units coming up there. They thought it was on their side, and she said that she requested MRTs, but they haven't responded that they're actually coming. I'm sorry about that. I thought they were.

Traffic is attempting to bypass the spill area. Additional units are requested at Exit 33 for assistance.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:11
Around HFD.05, it looks like there's already traffic trying to get around HFD. So, if a unit can get over to exit 33, code 2, we'd appreciate it.

Additional units are positioned at Exit 33 to manage traffic around the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
slip in their area, but 381 is their slip. I'm going to have to go ahead and change our slip to our area.That's clear ma'am, thank you. And we just, I didn't know if you got one or two units for us. We need one at exit 33 and then one up here. 4 MRT. The entrance, uh, 4 MRT is available. Okay. You're going to be on the outbound side, correct? Yes.Yes. Eastbound, outbound. We're at the entrance ramp.

The freeway is now completely shut down eastbound from Exit 33 due to the fuel spill.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:31
Yeah, I see Engine 26 up there. Two units. We'll have one at the Woodridge exit, Exit 33, and then we're going to go up and block the entrance ramp from Woodridge because they're going to need it all shut down. And the freeway is totally shut down eastbound from Exit 33. Okay, let me go ahead and drop that slip. If I can get a unit to start in that way, I see that engine up there. 14 Dan 22, give us... That's clear.

An oil spill is reported across all lanes, and additional units are requested for traffic control.

Houston PD Southeast · 0:17
I don't see anything. Um, I'm looking. I don't see anything on the freeway.14 D 05, they say there's an oil spill across all lanes. So, they've got it shut down with the fire trucks, but can you send us a unit to just help them with traffic control? We'll get it cleaned up.

According to firefighters, they requested additional units to help block traffic around the fuel leak site.

Houston PD South Central · 0:15
11 Henry 71 D. HFD is requesting a unit to help block for a fuel leakage on an 18-liter. I'm asking for MRT's also. 610-45, eastbound.

Firefighters are coordinating resources to address the fuel tank leak on the freeway.

Houston FD SE Regional Operator · 0:21
Ladder 26 on Engine 40. Ladder 26, they have been acknowledged yet when they came up, I haven't come up on the radio. Received. You want them on Southeast 12? Yeah, you can put them on 12. They need a 10 or 610 from the southwest side, from a dismissed location.

Firefighters are responding to a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler on the freeway.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank, LK. Engine 40. S-IH-610 Obesa for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Priority dispatch at the gate.

Firefighters have received a report of a fuel tank leak from an 18-wheeler.

Houston FD Citywide · 0:21
18 Wheeler Fuel Tank LK. Hazmat Unit 1. 22. S-IH-610. Obesity for 5 IB at 7602 South IH-610 Freeway East. Alpha Alpha 10. Clear.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at 7602 I-610,.

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dubsonlyAug 6 at 1:04 PM

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houstonUser2392008008Aug 6 at 1:06 PM

dang i see yall from my window😂

PurpleEy3sAug 6 at 12:58 PM

Lord. Please let me be gone by the time the evening people start getting off 😭💔

dubsonlyAug 6 at 1:04 PM

Bro I gotta take a shit, Im in this traffic. Ggs

lakejacksonUser2400199009Aug 6 at 1:48 PM

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houstonUser2392008008Aug 6 at 1:06 PM

dang i see yall from my window😂

PurpleEy3sAug 6 at 12:58 PM

Lord. Please let me be gone by the time the evening people start getting off 😭💔

dubsonlyAug 6 at 1:04 PM

Bro I gotta take a shit, Im in this traffic. Ggs

lakejacksonUser2400199009Aug 6 at 1:48 PM

Flag me down

houstonUser2392008008Aug 6 at 1:06 PM

dang i see yall from my window😂

PurpleEy3sAug 6 at 12:58 PM

Lord. Please let me be gone by the time the evening people start getting off 😭💔

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