A Sigalert was issued Monday along the 110 Freeway near the 91 Freeway in the Gardena area after a semi-trailer truck carrying coconut oil was overturned.
Officials said the incident happened at around 12:30 p.m. as the greasy oil was spilled onto the roadway.
As crews tried to clean up the area, the transition was shut down with the estimated reopening at at 5:30 p.m.
Officials did not say how the truck became overturned.
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It’s not clear anyone, including the truck driver, was injured in the incident.
