DENVER (KDVR) — Interstate 70’s eastbound lanes and U.S. 40 west of the Denver metro area have reopened Wednesday after a semitrailer caught fire, started leaking hydrochloric acid and forced a shutdown of the busy interstate and highway.
According to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office in an 8:15 a.m. X post, both the interstate and the highway were entirely closed between the Morrison exit to the Lookout Mountain exit. As of a 12:33 p.m. update, the westbound lanes of I-70 are still closed.
The sheriff’s office also reported multiple additional semitrailer incidents around the closure area, including a second hazmat situation on Grapevine Road south of the closed part of the interstate as well as trucks stuck on the Lariat Loop on Lookout Mountain.
CSP said there was no crash, but it did confirm that reports show the truck was leaking hydrochloric acid…