Later “approximately a few hundred gallons of gas spilled into the Alhambra wash” on Sunday, the San Marino Police Department is instructing residents with respect to the city’s west side that they may see a fuel scent coming from the wash.
“San Marino Fire and San Marino Police know about the circumstance and solicitation that inhabitants stay inside with all doors and windows shut,” police said in an alarm.
The city of Alhambra likewise supported inhabitants close to the wash “to remain inside, and close all windows,” the city tweeted.
The city of San Marino tweeted that how much spilled gas was “800 to 1,000 gallons,” which came from a “service station at Glen Arm and Arroyo in the City of Pasadena” and went into a storm drain at around 5 p.m.
The news detailed that the spill was more like 1,300 gallons, the hour of the spill was around 3 p.m. also the area was “the 76 corner store at East Glenarm Street and South Arroyo Parkway.”
Regardless of the specific figure, Raymond Rindone, a San Marino resident, said the “annoying” smell is “all over the place.”
“It’s in a real sense like smelling gas out of a gas can, similar to nonstop,” Rindone said.
Beginning reports from police said they were anticipating that the odor should keep going for around six hours, which implies the smell ought to scatter later 12 PM, and city and region authorities are on scene to help with evaluation and cleanup.