A big rig carrying hydrochloric acid is leaking after a crash near the Fort Tejon exit off Interstate 5.
At about 4 p.m., Kern County hazmat teams were sent to the area along Interstate 5 after the big rig crashed.
No evacuations have been ordered.
A big rig carrying hydrochloric acid backed up traffic for hours as hazmat crews worked to clean it up.
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