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NB I-5 in Tumwater closed by fuel spill

Sep 20, 2017, 7:14 AM

A spill on I-5 in Olympia shutdown the northbound lanes of the freeway. (WSDOT)...

A spill on I-5 in Olympia shutdown the northbound lanes of the freeway. (WSDOT)

(WSDOT)

All lanes of northbound I-5 are closed in Tumwater because of a fuel spill caused by a disabled semi.

The fuel spill occurred near US 101 at about 4:15 a.m.

Traffic is being detoured via northbound US 101 and then back onto I-5.

The Department of Ecology has been called to the scene and a cleanup is in progress.

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NB I-5 in Tumwater closed by fuel spill