Fuel spill shuts down all northbound lanes of 710 Freeway in Long Beach for hours

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- All lanes of the northbound 710 Freeway were shut down for hours in the Long Beach area after fuel from a tanker truck spilled onto the roadway Thursday morning.

The incident happened around 5:40 a.m. at Del Amo Boulevard, but additional details were not available.

The closure created a significant traffic back-up through the area. The transition road from the northbound 405 Freeway to the northbound 710 was also affected.

The California Highway Patrol initially said that the northbound lanes would fully reopen at noon, but the freeway was opened much earlier around 10 a.m.