September 19 - Shortly after 10:00 p.m., a tanker truck transporting gasoline overturned on State Highway 38 east of Angelus Oaks. The tank trailer transporting 8,200 gallons of gasoline ruptured and a significant portion of the cargo escaped. Emergency crews were able to recover approximately 2,200 gallons. Unfortunately approximately 6,000 gallons escaped and seeped into the soil on the north side of State Highway 38.

The California Highway Patrol along with firefighters and Hazardous Materials specialists from San Bernardino County Fire Department, Caltrans the US Forest Service and a private hazardous removal company, responded to the incident. A swift response kept the fuel from flowing into a nearby creek which feeds into the Santa Ana River.

Initially firefighters were concerned about the possibility that this would ignite a fire below the highway near a local private organizational camp, and ordered the camp to be evacuated as a precautionary measure. San Bernardino County Sheriff's deputies were able to safely evacuate the 12 individuals at the camp.

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