Brownsville road open after weekend tractor trailer crash spills ethanol
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CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story stated 13,000 gallons of ethanol were spilled. On Monday, a spokesperson for the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality said 200 gallons were spilled.
The road on the intersection of International Boulevard and Frontage Road in Brownsville is now clear and open for traffic.
An 18-wheeler tipped over on Saturday and spilled 200 gallons of ethanol on the street. Authorities were out for hours pouring sand on the liquid.
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City officials said the spilled ethanol was minimal, and it was all cleaned up immediately.