Update: Gas Tanker Truck Crashes in Newark

NEWARK, CA - An intersection in Newark that was closed this morning due to a gasoline spill has reopened, Alameda County Fire officials said.

The intersection at Newark and Cedar boulevards was closed for nearly two hours, after a gasoline tanker crashed into a fire hydrant causing gas to spill onto the roadway around 6:30 a.m., according to police.

A hazmat team responded to the scene and the spill has since been cleaned. 

--Bay City News; Image courtesy Alameda County Fire Department