LBFD - Vehicle Fire / Explosion - Fuel Tanker

Semi Truck consumed in alcohol fueled fire
Photo credit: LBFD Blog - Link

Major Fire LBFD - 1746hrs - Long Beach- Ethanol Fuel Tanker

Update: 1 dead - Driver of Tanker truck reportedly killed in fire.
Update: 1815hrs - Burning fuel reportedly entering storm drains and a nearby pumping station, extending fire to downstream manholes.
Update: 1800hrs - Fuel Tanker truck fully involved on freeway with small grass fire extension putting up a large header of smoke in riverbed near the 710/91 interchange.


Location: Long Beach, CA Artesia/91
Resources: 47 firefighters for from LBFD and 17 firefighters from assisting agencies responded to this incident.
IA: Upon arrival Long Beach Engine 12 found a large tanker truck had impacted the side rail of the East bound 91 to the North bound 710 transition road and was fully involved in fire. A huge fire ball enveloped the overpasses above due to the large quantity of ethanol that the tanker was carrying.
Cause: The cause of this tanker accident is currently under investigation.
More Information: LBFD Blog firechannel.org/blog - Link

CHP CAD - Incident 2236 - LINK
SIGALERT: SR91 AT I710 INTERCHANGE = NB 710 CLOSED AT ARTESIA / SB 710 CLOSED AT LONG BEACH / WB 91 CLOSED AT ATLANTIC / EB 91 CLOSED AT LONG BEACH BLVD / DUE TO SMOKE FROM FIRE IN NEARBY RIVERBED / DURATION IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME --- REF LOG 2236
6/13/2009 6:44:41 PM

ADDITIONAL DETAILS
6:47PM	310 FIRE FOAM RIG WILL ENTER EB 91 WILL ENRT ON LBCH
6:47PM	**PLS CONFIRM IF 710 FWY IS OPEN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS? TMC
6:45PM	PER LONG BEACH PD THEY NEED A UNIT TO RESPOND TO THE FIRE COMMAND POST ****ARTESIA AT BUTLER*****
6:42PM	LBCH FIRE RECALLED ADV D THEY HAVE REPORTS OF POSS PAVEMENT BLISTERING AS A RESULT OF THE HEAT FROM THE FIRE - REQ G SOMEONE CHK THE AREA OF THE FWY WHERE THE FIRE WAS BEFORE ALLOWING VEH S TO RE-ENTER
6:37PM	LBCHPD REQ UNITS TO RESP TO ARTESIA BRIDGE FOR 1184 - REQ ETA IS POSS
6:36PM	1039
6:33PM	LBCH FD#391 ADVSING OKAY TO OPEN UP WB 91 PER THEIR LBCH FD UNITS
6:30PM	CT COPIES LN 80
6:27PM	ALL LNS OPEN IN SFS AREA HARD CLOSURE JWO ATLANTIC - DIVERTING TFC OFF NB 710
6:22PM	INFO FOR RADIO - DUPE CALLER ADVS FIRE IS CAUSING A PROBLEM ON EB LNS - ADVS THAT DRVRS ARE BECOMING HOSTILE WITH OTHERS AND BECOMING VERY AGGRESSIVE TRYING TO GET OFF THE FWY AT LONG BEACH
6:21PM	400//DIESEL TK ROLLED OVER EB 91 TO NB 710
6:21PM	FALCON ADV TRK IS 200-300 YARDS OUT/TRFC COMPLETELY STOPPED/CANNOT EVEN USE RS
6:20PM	PER 602-45A FD IS 1097 IT WAS A 18 WHEELER GAS TANKER EB ARF TRANS TO SB LBF AND FD HAS THE FIRE OUT
6:19PM	PER DUPE RP VEHS ARE GOING W/WAY DOWN CHERRY ONR TO WB 91
6:17PM	PER FIRE SMOKE IS COVERING BOTH SIDES OF FWY
6:15PM	LBCH FIRE RECALLED, ADV D THEY NEED BOTH SIDES OF THE 91 SHUT DWN FRM ATLANTIC TO 710
6:15PM	SIGALERT ISSUED ON BLU
6:14PM	TMC COPIES, 1039 MEDIA
6:11PM	310// FIRE IN LA RIVER BED UNDER FRWY, FIRE 97, BEST ACCESS FROM ATLANTIC
6:10PM	PLS ISSUE SIGALERT 91/710 INTERCHANGE ALL DIRECTIONS CLOSED UNK DURATION, PER 77-S14
6:06PM	1039 LBFD
6:02PM	83-91- HAVING VEHS EXIT AT ATLANTIC FRM WB 91
6:02PM	83-650B - FIRE IS SOUTH SIDE OF 91 AFFECTING EB LNS
6:02PM	PER 310 POSS FIRE UNDER THE FRWY - POSS ON 710 NOT 91 - STILL ASC FURTHER
6:01PM	PER 310 LASO HAS EB LNS CLOSED AT THIS
6:01PM	83-650B IS 97 ATLANTIC AT ARTESIA - APPEARS FD IS KNOCKING DOWN FIRE - DOESN T APPEAR TO BE AFFECTING FWY
6:00PM	22 IS STAGGING & TAKING VEHS OFF SB 710 AT LONG BEACH
5:59PM	STILL UNABLE TO FIND ORIGIN OF FIRE
5:59PM	LONG BEACH PD IS 97 - WOULD LIKE CHP TO BLOCK NB 710 AT ARTESIA
5:59PM	LATE ENTRY - 83-91 - POSS MORE THAN A VEH FIRE - THICK BLK SMOKE COVERING EB SIDE
5:59PM	LBCH FIRE LL REQ G NB 710 JNO ARTESIA TO BE SHUT DOWN
5:56PM	1039 FALCON TOW ETA 15-20 W/FLT/BED
5:56PM	PER RP MAY BE A STORAGE BUILDING,,,HEADED TOWARD ANOTHER SHACK
5:56PM	83-91 97- WB 91 AT ATLANTIC - SHUTTING DOWN WB SIDE - TRAFFIC AT STAND STILL
5:56PM	1021 CITY TOW - NO FLTBED AVAIL
5:52PM	PER 602-45A HE ADVS ON THE TRANS RD THERE APPEARS TO BE VEH ON FIRE ALSO WB ARF TRANS TO SB LBF
5:48PM	FIRE IN CD PER CALLER
5:48PM	BLK SMOKE ON FRWY
5:48PM	PLZ ROLL E/LA MANY CALLERS ADVISES FIRE IS VERY LARGE
5:47PM	PER DUPE - POSS UNDER TRANSISTION RD
5:47PM	1039 LBFD
5:46PM	ADDITIONAL CALLER STATES UNK ITEM EXPOSED NEAR FWY AND FIRE HAS STARTED
5:46PM	RP SEES A LARGE AMOUNT OF BLK SMOKE COMING FROM THIS AREA - HAD VIS OF SMOKE ONLY
RESPONDING OFFICERS STATUS
5:47PM	CHP Unit Assigned
5:58PM	CHP Unit Assigned
5:59PM	CHP Unit Assigned
5:59PM	CHP Unit On Scene
6:00PM	CHP Unit On Scene
6:03PM	CHP Unit On Scene
6:11PM	CHP Unit On Scene
6:23PM	CHP Unit Enroute
6:23PM	CHP Unit On Scene
6:28PM	CHP Unit Enroute
6:28PM	CHP Unit On Scene
6:29PM	CHP Unit On Scene