Tacoma: All lanes of I-5 are OPEN! Check the traffic maps for backups in the area...including SR 512, SR 167. https://t.co/5gRSi0Kpey
— WSDOT Tacoma Traffic (@wsdot_tacoma) August 18, 2016
All lanes of the I-5 in the Tacoma and Fife areas are being cleared, due to a tanker truck that overturned on the freeway.
Tacoma/Fife: Both directions of I-5 are closed due to overturned semi tanker that is leaking. Avoid the area. pic.twitter.com/QP4kzEcJhG
— WSDOT Tacoma Traffic (@wsdot_tacoma) August 18, 2016
According to KOMO News, the overturned vehicle was carrying 7,700 gallons of gasoline, which is now leaking out onto the freeway:
A fuel pump truck is enroute to get all the remaining fuel out of the overturned tanker, and the freeway won't reopen until all of the fuel is pumped out, Trooper Todd Bartolac of the Washington State Patrol said.