Debris and fuel spill block southbound lanes on I-35, Gainesville TX


Debris and damaged signs, along with barrels, are blocking the southbound lanes near Spring Creek crossing on Interstate 35 in Gainesville, Texas. A fuel spill is reported on the main travel lane. Emergency crews are working to clear the roadway and manage traffic disruptions.
Audio|Source: Gainesville / Cooke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Both.
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But I'm being slow, vaults, debris.
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I'm 7.4.
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There's multiple stops on it down.
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I've moved so much out of the way as I could.
00:18
There's a lot of damaged sign equipment out here.
00:23
It's a String Creek crossing, 35.
00:26
Where's you?
00:32
Possibly.
00:33
Probably better than me.
00:36
Okay.
00:38
Fire is about to have this vehicle out and I'll head up that way. Is it all just southbounders and more bound also?
00:46
I think it's all southbound says it blew it up against the wall and it can't go anywhere.
00:50
Maybe you can grab a fire truck too and have them come up here and drag some of it out of the way if they want to.
00:56
Yeah, 10-4[1]. When they got this vehicle up onto the road right now, I'm going to go up there and see if they'll come up there with us.
01:06
24.
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County direct.
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5-05 will be behind you for it.
01:22
Where exactly is the large fuel out? We're trying to get in contact with the company.
01:29
Just north of spring trees on the southbound main travel lane.
01:35
Can you repeat fire took over? Sorry.
01:40
North of Spring Creek in the main travel lanes of the southbound side. I see.
01:51
Thank you. Copy tag on this SUV. Texas Mary,
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correction.
01:59
Tom, Mary,
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Paul,
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60935.
02:10
You get a tree down on Old Dent Road, just north of the Spring Creek.
02:17
It's hanging out in the road, about halfway.
02:40
2509.23.
02:43
Where you seep, 23?
02:46
13.7. You got a tree down on Old Benton Road just north of Spring Creek sending out the road about halfway.
02:58
Steve, whereabouts on Spring Creek?
03:02
On Old Denton Road, just north of Spring Creek.
03:06
Receive, thank you.
03:12
Do you drink more milk, right?
03:19
Yeah, I've been drinking 2% I may go back to hole, I guess.
03:27
Hey, 26, is that car beside you? jumps up here, they're going to gel.
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Yeah, 10-4[1] already turn to stop.
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We see, Danger One.
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Don't work on.
03:53
Pulling up on 13 of a weight run then. I can't wait around then.
04:01
Good channel.
04:05
So on the southbound side,
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all the barrels blew off. They were blocking that right third lane, so people think it's open. They're fixing to get this extruder in, the Spring Creek overpass. There's people driving in the right lane trying to pass me now as we speak.
04:22
I'm behind the fire for it.
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