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Santa Ana : Truck Crash Causes Spill, Evacuation

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An overturned truck that spilled gas and liquid oxygen Monday prompted an evacuation and snarled traffic for about two hours, fire officials said.

About 5:40 p.m., a truck carrying liquid oxygen cylinders failed to make a turn from South Fairview Street onto Central Avenue and rolled over, trapping three containers under it and creating a potentially explosive situation, Fire Capt. Jim Napolitano said.

Firefighters cleared about 20 people from an area about the size of a city block and called in additional rescue workers, who used an air bag to safely lift the truck off the cylinders, Napolitano said.

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The truck driver suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene, he said. No other injuries were reported.

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