Northbound Decatur at Washington reopens after oil spill
Workers spread sand to soak up an oil slick several blocks long on Decatur Boulevard between Vegas Drive and Smoke Ranch Road in Las Vegas Thursday, April 3, 2014. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
Workers spread sand to soak up an oil slick several blocks long on Decatur Boulevard between Vegas Drive and Smoke Ranch Road in Las Vegas Thursday, April 3, 2014. (John Locher/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
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Decatur Boulevard’s northbound lanes have re-opened between Washington Avenue and Lake Mead Boulevard after being temporarily closed due to a large oil slick Thursday afternoon, Las Vegas police said.
Slippery roads caused a few vehicular accidents about 1:30 p.m. and three people were transported to nearby hospitals. Nobody was seriously injured, said Las Vegas police officer Laura Meltzer.
The large slick was caused by a hydraulic fluid leak from a vehicle, most likely a truck.
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