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Breaking News:
Oil spill on Elk Street

December 4, 2019 by Bonnee Waldstein Leave a Comment

Oil spill on Elk Street.
Photo: Mary Szczepanik

Traffic in Glen Park was snarled this morning due to an oil spill on Elk Street between Bosworth and Sussex Streets.  A Recology truck traveling uphill from Bosworth dropped a load of hydraulic fluid as it made its way up Elk Street.  The hydraulic fluid is needed to operate the lifts that dump trash from the bins into the hopper of the truck.

Chenery Street was closed by the fire department from Elk Street to the intersection of Chenery and Surrey Streets.  Area traffic was turned away toward alternate routes.

Local resident David Evans was caught in the mess. He called 911 because it was so bad.

“I had to stop my car mid-hill on Elk and help direct traffic and orchestrate a three-point turn for a poor person unable to drive up the hill. Two cars had pulled over and given up,” he said.

Evans said the road surface was so slick he could barely stand.

“I even was able to slide down the hill a little surfing the oil for a few feet in sneakers. I’m amazed my car ultimately was able to get up it even with AWD!”

When approached by the Glen Park News, Recology workers were in process of initial cleanup, dry sweeping with old-fashioned brooms.

The fire department was overseeing the operation.  Lieutenant Mark Hardeman of our Engine 26 on Digby Street, said that Recology was sending a grease sweeper and power washing equipment from its headquarters near Candlestick Park. “Right now, they’re stuck in traffic so we’re waiting for them to get here.  Luckily they have a lot of their own resources” to deal with the situation.

Recology worker does initial sweep on Elk Street.
Photo: Bonnee Waldstein

Hardeman pointed to a rainbow-slick area of the road that wasn’t affected, noting, “This is normally what a road looks like in the rain.  It’s very slippery to begin with,”due to the weather. “Right now, it’s like being up in Tahoe,” he continued. “Cars are slipping and sliding and there were two near accidents.  He cautions that when the road reopens, maybe around noon, drivers should proceed very slowly and carefully.

With the announcement yesterday that the city’s emergency warning sirens will be out of service for two years pending system upgrades, it was timely to see that the AlertSF system notified subscribers of the hazard.  Sign up for alerts at www.sfdem.org/get-city-alerts.


Roads are normally slick when it rains.
Photo: Mary Szczepanik
Clean up crews on Elk Street.
Photo: Carolyn Deacy

 

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The Glen Park Association Website Turns 10!

See some of our favorite stories and images from the past ten years here:

  • Click the thumbnails below or the arrows to the left or right to see selected photos from the last ten years.
  • Aug. 2009: The wild parrots of San Francisco were taking a rest from flight in a pine tree in Glen Park on Wednesday. They’re cute, but noisy, says Glen Park News writer Ashley Hathaway, who got this photo.
  • Nov. 2010: We are thankful for the stand-up family that lives over the dry cleaners, who put up paper and pens so people in our neighborhood could publicly give thanks on this Thanksgiving Day.
  • Dec. 2010: Photographer Ellen Rosenthal captured a brooding sky over the moldering condos on Bosworth Street just after Christmas.
  • May 2011: Mayor Ed Lee and Glen Park Merchants Assoc. president Ric Lopez open the Glen Park Farmers Market. Photo Credit: Michael Waldstein.
  • July 2011: Laidley Street 4th of July.
  • July 2011: Car crashes into Bernie Kelly’s office at Bosworth and Diamond.
  • Nov. 2011: Didge, tabla, oud, flute – Sunnyside Conservatory travels the world in music.
  • Feb. 19, 2012: Glen Park Gym. Photo Credit: Michael Waldstein.
  • April 2012: Scenes from the Glen Park Festival. Photo Credit: Michael Waldstein.
  • Dec. 17, 2012: Dusk in Glen Park. Photo by Michael Rice.
  • Feb. 2013: Glen Canyon shot in infrared. Photo by Michael Wallstein.
  • March 2013: GP likes Leo.
  • May 2013: Pop-up bag hoisted on her shoulder, Gloria Koch negotiates the Saddle Trail switchback after a day’s volunteering in Glen Canyon.
  • March 2014: Playground fills with kids as Glen Park Canyon opens. Photo by Michael Wallstein.
  • Oct. 2014: A must-see Glen Park pumpkin tradition–Don’t miss it
  • Nov. 2015: Moon Over Glen Park. Photo by Bonnee Waldstein.
  • Sept. 2016: Hal and Susan Tauber retire. So long and thanks for a great 38 years of Glen Park Hardware.
  • Rainbow
    Feb. 2017: A rainbow over Glen Park. Photo by Marian Dalere.
  • April 2017: Remembering Tom Coulter, Owner of Glen Park Station Bar
  • May 2018: Happy Mother’s Day to Glen Park Moms.
  • April 2019: After three years away, the owls are back in Glen Park
  • Feb. 2019: Celebrate 16 Years of Music at Bird & Beckett.

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