Home › News › Other News
Morning Report: Oxnard roadway open again after spill
STORY TOOLS 
More from Other NewsPolice and Fire: A lane of Rice Avenue in Oxnard was closed for about an hour this morning while Oxnard Fire Department personnel cleaned up 400 pounds of fertilizer pellets that had fallen off of a passing truck, authorities said.
Police closed a lane of Rice Avenue at Camino del Sol shortly after 6 a.m. when the spill was reported.
Fire personnel swept up the pellets and the roadway was open again by about 7 a.m., said Battalion Chief Darwin Base.
Traffic: At 6:23 a.m., Ventura County Fire Department personnel were responding to a traffic collision near the intersection of Presidential Drive and Madera Road in Simi Valley, the department reported.
Weather: Dense fog is reducing visibility to as little as one-quarter mile in many areas of the county this morning, but mostly sunny conditions are expected later today, the National Weather Service reported.
High temperatures in the low 70s at beaches and into the low 90s in valleys are predicted.
There is a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in local mountains.
Posted by gonzalra on July 25, 2007 at 2:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
The spill was actually on Rose Ave. I was delayed getting to a meeting this morning.
(Requires free registration.)
Article discussions on this site are to support community debates of issues related to our stories and editorials.
Discussions should not stray from the subject of the story or editorial.
We do not allow the following:
We reserve the right to delete threads and/or ban users for these or other reasons we deem necessary.
Opinions are the sole responsibility of the person posting them. You agree not to post comments that are off topic, defamatory, obscene, abusive, threatening or an invasion of privacy. Violators may be banned. Click here for our full user agreement.