Haz-Mat Incident – 07/20/10 – Durango, CO

An early afternoon roll-over crash of a Liquefied Petroleum Gas delivery truck required the response of the Durango Fire Rescue Authority’s Hazardous Materials Regional Response Team. Fire personnel were dispatched to the intersection of County Roads 223 and 225 on July 20th, 2010 at approximately 1400 hours. The bob-tail delivery truck went off the road and rolled down an embankment before coming to rest on its side. The driver managed to self-extricate from the vehicle.

The driver was transported to Mercy Medical Center with minor injuries. The roll-over caused a valve on the truck to start leaking. Air monitoring was conducted while the product on-board was burned-off to allow the vehicle to be up-righted and towed off. Additional assistance was provided by the Colorado State Patrol Hazardous Materials Safety & Response Team and the Upper Pine Fire District. Units remained on-scene until after midnight.