100-gallon hot sauce spill in East El Paso upgraded to hazmat incident
Update #2: All lanes of I-10 West reopened at around 8:30 p.m. That's almost 12 hours after the spill.
Update: The cleanup operation has been upgraded to a Hazmat Condition 3 incident. Officials say no one was injured in the crash.
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- First responders tell ABC-7 that 100 gallons of Tabasco sauce spilled onto the highway Friday morning.
It happened when a semi-truck crashed along I-10 west near the Hawkins exit.
Traffic was moved down to just two lanes while emergency crews tried to clean up the spill and the wreckage from the crash.
We are working to learn what led up to the crash. Check back for additional details.
