SAN ANTONIO – An 18-wheeler pulling a flatbed with multiple containers of liquid soap for fracking spilled several hundreds of gallons when it lost two containers on a Northwest Side highway Wednesday night, according to San Antonio police.
The incident occurred just before 6:30 p.m. on Interstate 10 West in the eastbound lanes.
According to police, the containers ruptured and spilled several hundred gallons of liquid soap onto the highway.
Two vehicles drove through the soap, went out of control and collided with each other, police said.
The San Antonio Fire Department responded and contacted the Texas Department of Transportation.
A preliminary police report said SAPD provided traffic control by shutting down the highway at the Wurzbach exit.
TxDOT took over the cleanup after they were able to bring all their resources to the scene. It took several hours to remove the spill.
Traffic was temporarily at a standstill and drivers were urged to avoid the area as first responders worked. Traffic was forced to exit at Wurzbach Road. The lanes have since reopened and traffic is now flowing.
For more information on traffic conditions, you can click here to view our traffic page on KSAT.com. To view more on the current weather conditions, click here.
Click the links below for current road conditions and closures.
⚠️TRAFFIC ALERT⚠️ All eastbound I-10 mainlanes between Wurzbach Road and Medical Drive are closed due a chemical spill. Traffic needs to exit at Wurzbach Road. pic.twitter.com/9zrbIcWIS0
— TxDOT San Antonio (@TxDOTSanAntonio) June 22, 2023