City

The Woodlands area

County

Montgomery County

State

Texas

Location

Interstate 45 near Rayford Road, Montgomery County, Texas

Category

Vehicle Fire and Spill

Severity

medium

Priority

high

Occurred On

2026-09-30 06:00:00

Published On

2026-09-30

Source Records

2

Source

Cooking oil spill: I-45 reopens near Woodlands after truck fire, spill

Source URL

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Summary

Source-linked reporting indicates an 18-wheeler trailer caught fire at the window boundary and spilled more than 5,000 gallons of cooking oil, closing southbound I-45 until cleanup was completed. No injuries were reported.

Verification

Occurrence Confidence

exact

Publication Confidence

exact

Verification Status

multi-source

Source Role

local news