An 18-wheeler hauling oil overturned on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, on F.M. 975 about two miles south of Caldwell and spilled 166 barrels of oil into a nearby ditch.
A hazmat cleanup crew responded after the accident and has remained on scene through this week to remove the impacted soil, said Burleson County Emergency Management Coordinator Duane Strange.
Strange said he also contacted theā¦