OAKLAND — A possible radiation leak from materials on a truck Wednesday morning at an East Oakland business prompted a shutdown of streets in the area but no evacuations, officials said.
No injuries were reported. The possible leak was reported about 10:30 a.m. at a business in the 8900 block of Railroad Avenue.
Firefighters were told a truck load of what was thought to be inactive radiation materials had been brought to the facility for recycling. But there were indications that some of the materials were still emanating radiation resulting in the fire department response.
Fire department spokesman Michael Hunt said a decontamination zone had been set up and the department’s hazardous materials specialists were in the process of setting up a strategy before they began taking measurements.
Railroad Avenue was shut down from Louisiana Street to 85th Avenue while firefighters dealt with the situation.
CA Firefighters Face Possible Radiation Leak
An Oakland Fire Department hazardous materials team responded to a potential radiation leak at a metal processing business in East Oakland that turned out to be a false alarm.
An Oakland, CA, Fire Department hazardous materials team responded to a possible radiation leak in East Oakland on Wednesday that turned out to be a false alarm.
Oakland, CA, Fire Department
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Hazardous material team members join Oakland Fire Department firefighters Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 outside a business in the 8900 block of Railroad Avenue in Oakland, Calif. (Courtesy Oakland Fire Department)
