Authorities estimate 2,500 gallons of oil spilled onto the 710 Freeway when a truck tipped over on the Anaheim Street on-ramp this morning.
According to a CHP log, the truck was hauling motor oil when it overturned around 7:30 a.m. and the load started spilling onto the southbound side of the freeway.
About 20 firefighters hurried to the crash and tried to contain the spill by building berms with dirt dug out of a nearby median, Long Beach Fire Department spokesman Capt. Jack Crabtree said.
They were able to bottle up most of it, but about 300 gallons went into a nearby storm drain, he said…