Hydraulic Oil Leak from Bigrig Prompts Evacuations at Cabazon Shell Stop

Hydraulic oil leaking from a tractor trailer Monday prompted shutdown of Interstate 10 ramps at Main Street, a hazardous materials response, and evacuations of employees at the Cabazon Truck & Auto Stop, Cal Fire officials said.

The substance coming from the bigrig was initially described as "an unknown chemical leak" when it was first reported at 2:44 p.m. near the Cabazon Truck & Auto Stop, 50876 Seminole Drive, according to Cal Fire.

The truck and auto stop has a Shell station, and it is near the dinosaurs rest area on the north side of the 10.

"CAL FIRE/Riverside County Firefighters and Hazardous Materials Team, along with County Environmental Health and California Highway Patrol are on scene of an unknown chemical leak from a tractor trailer," Jody Hagemann of Cal Fire-Riverside County said in a statement.

"CHP has closed the East and Westbound on/offramps on I10 at Main Street and Seminole Street until the Hazardous Materials Team has isolated and identified the substance," Hagemann said. "Employees of a nearby Shell gasoline station were evacuated as a precaution."

By 4 p.m., the leaking substance was identified as hydraulic oil and Cal Fire declared the incident terminated. No injuries were reported and everyone who was evacuated from the Shell truck stop was allowed to return to work.