San Gabriel Valley: Tanker Truck Burns on 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights

San Gabriel Valley: Tanker Truck Burns on 60 Freeway in Hacienda Heights
Jack Phillips
11/14/2013
Updated:
7/18/2015

A tanker truck caught on fire on the 60 Freeway near Hacienda Heights, California, shutting down all lanes.

ABC-7 reported that the big rig caught on fire at 2:50 p.m. 

Officials said the truck was filled with hydrogen.

All lanes were shut down as a result.

KTLA reported that the entire cab of the truck was destroyed in the fire.

“This is a very dynamic situation. We are playing a safety-by-the-numbers game,” Los Angeles County Fire Department Inspector Scott Miller told the station. “We’re not going to have our personnel attack this thing head on. It’s something we have to be cautious with.”

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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