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Chemical spill closes Fort Tejon Exit off I-5

Chemical spill closes Fort Tejon Exit off I-5
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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.

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