Martinez hazmat scene resolves after investigators test unknown fluid
MARTINEZ, Calif. (KRON) — Authorities responded to a hazardous materials incident in Martinez on Tuesday, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. An investigation shut down area roads for over three hours before preliminary tests indicated the material was not hazardous.
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According to Con Fire, a call came into the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office around 9:30 a.m. regarding a hazmat situation. An initial report indicated that a tanker with an unknown liquid was leaking on the side of the road.
Two other tankers that were in the same location were towed without incident on Friday. The tankers were tagged as abandoned on March 4, according to Con Fire.
The third tanker that remained Tuesday still had some sort of substance in it, resulting in the sheriff calling for a hazmat response. Con Fire Hazmat crews at the scene obtained a sample of fluid from inside the tanker, which indicated that it was not hazardous material.
Eastbound traffic on Pacheco Boulevard at Howe Road was shut down as the hazmat team investigated.
Contra Costa County Health and HazMat were also at the scene, officials said.
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