Large oil spill closes road at 3rd and Main

Heard on: Chaffee County Public Safety

01:11

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

Okay, I'm on the oil spill.

00:01

Looks like it's 3rd and Main Street in Westcliffe.

00:05

Looks like the fire chief is on scene.

00:08

He's going to be shutting down the road.

00:11

There seemed to be a vehicle that was dragging a drum.

00:14

Vehicle is no longer on scene, but there were trails from Highway 96 going eastbound.

00:20

At least 50 gallons has leaked out, and majority is on Third and Main Street.

00:27

Copy. Is that something that with the road shut down, if they have the equipment to clean it up, or should we get hazmat to come out there and clean up?

00:41

Let me talk to see that and see what they have, and then I will also call free call back and find out.

00:48

Yeah, and if we could notify Hazmat, the trooper that's on duty, and see what his advice is there.

00:56

I copy.

01:03

We could just make sure that the supervisor, our day supervisor, has been notified as well.

01:10

Copy.

2026-10-08 16:08 UTC

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3rd St & Main St, Westcliffe, CO 81252

Large oil spill closes road at 3rd and Main

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, radio traffic reports a possible oil spill near 3rd Street and Main Street in Westcliffe, with a road closure and discussion of a possible hazmat response. A vehicle reportedly dragged a drum and left the area, with about 50 gallons of oil leaking, mostly near the intersection.

Large oil spill closes road at 3rd and Main

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