The Las Cruces Fire Department’s Hazardous Material Response Team, firefighters and law enforcement personnel are on scene and working closely with the transportation company to mitigate the hazard.
Fire and law enforcement authorities were notified of the leak about 5:20 p.m. Thursday, April 1.
Las Cruces fire personnel learned the commercial motor vehicle was traveling from California to Texas when the two-person crew noticed what appeared to be smoke emitting from the tanker trailer. The crew called 911 and safely pulled to the side of the road on eastbound Interstate 10 near the I-10 and I-25 interchange, just south of Las Cruces. Fire, law enforcement and Department of Transportation personnel then escorted the CMV to a safe location south of New Mexico State University’s main campus.