Gasoline Tanker Tips Over and Causes Traffic on 169 to Be Diverted - A Few Olathe Businesses Close

An accident involving an overturned gasoline tanker truck in Olathe, Kansas closed U.S. 169 at 151st Street late afternoon, yesterday. 

The exit from southbound I-35 to 169 remained closed past 9:00 p.m.

Olathe, KS. firefighters covered the spilled gasoline with a special foam and prevented it from igniting, the department said. It wasn’t clear how much gasoline leaked, but a nearby Waffle House and Chili’s restaurant were evacuated as a precaution.

Nobody was seriously injured, police said.

Read more: http://www.kansascity.com/2011/12/07/3307667/169-in-olathe-still-closed-after.html#ixzz1fy3FRyb3


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