Petaluma Hill Road reopens following cleanup of garbage truck spill

The road was closed for about an hour early Wednesday as crews cleaned up a hydraulic fluid spill.|
RANDI ROSSMANN
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Santa Rosa police have reopened a stretch of Petaluma Hill Road that was closed for about an hour early Wednesday afternoon due to a fluid spill from a garbage truck.

The truck's hydraulic fluid line broke, leaving an 800-foot spill along Petaluma Hill Road and another 400 feet on Frazier Avenue, said Santa Rosa fire Battalion Chief Ken Sebastiani.

Police warned of long delays for drivers in the area and recommended other routes.

Firefighters were used absorbent material to soak up the fluid, which didn't reach storm drains, Sebastiani said.

You can reach Staff Writer Randi Rossmann at 707-521-5412 or randi.rossmann@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter@rossmannreport.

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