Spill on I-15 at Charleston slows traffic, closes some lanes
A combination of oils, lard, fat and other restaurant substances spilled Tuesday morning on Interstate 15 near the Spaghetti Bowl, causing a non-injury accident and traffic congestion. (Courtesy Nevada Department of Transportation)
Traffic was backed up Tuesday morning on northbound Interstate 15 after a spill of oil and other restaurant substances on the roadway closed some lanes. (Courtesy @trayagin/Instagram)
NDOT employees work to clean up a spill on north bound I-15 just south of the spaghetti bowl in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2013. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
NDOT employees work to clean up a spill on north bound I-15 just south of the spaghetti bowl in Las Vegas on Sept. 10, 2013. (Jason Bean/Las Vegas Review-Journal)
A combination of oils, lard, fat and other restaurant substances spilled on Interstate 15 near Charleston Avenue about 7:30 a.m. Tuesday and caused traffic congestion.
The spill also caused a minor accident, with no life-threatening injuries, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol.
The Department of Transportation cleaned up the spills, which stretched out almost to the Spaghetti Bowl, and closed the two left lanes of northbound I-15, Transportation spokesman Damon Hodge said.
Contact reporter Rochel Leah Goldblatt at 383-0381 or rgoldblatt@reviewjournal.com.
