Sacramento crews close road for possible hazardous materials. Here’s what they found
Sacramento authorities on Thursday afternoon closed a portion of Elder Creek Road for a possible hazardous materials situation after an unknown substance was found on the street.
Elder Creek was closed between Younger Creek Drive and South Watt Avenue as crews worked to identify the unknown substance, the Sacramento Fire Department announced on Twitter about 12:45 p.m. Thursday. The substance was found in the Florin Fruitridge Industrial Park area.
At 2 p.m., the Fire Department said crews determined the substance on the street was a “type of silicone that was non-hazardous but extremely slippery.”
City streets crews were removing the substance and cleaning up the road.
This story was originally published October 21, 2021 at 2:45 PM.
Rosalio Ahumada
The Sacramento Bee