BELLINGHAM, Wash. — First responders were dispatched about 12:30pm on Monday, September 21, 2026, to the 3100 block of Taylor Avenue between 32nd Street and Douglas Avenue due to reports of a vehicle crash.
Bellingham Police released the following statement about 1:40pm.
BPD and BFD are investigating a collision involving a tanker truck which has overturned on Taylor Street between 32nd St and Douglas Ave.
The tanker truck is on its side and being monitored closely by members of the Bellingham Fire Department and HAZMAT teams. There are no leaks being reported at this time. The road will likely be closed for several hours, please avoid the area.
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Click for more informationWe will let the public know when the tanker truck has been righted and moved – a tow truck is on its way. We are in communication with the businesses and residents in the immediate area.
– Bellingham Police Department (September 21, 2026)
Officials with the Bellingham Fire Department issued a statement about 4:30pm.
As a precaution, homes and businesses within a 500-foot radius have been evacuated. There is currently no active leak. As a precaution, power has also been shut off in the immediate vicinity of the incident.
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Click for more information– Bellingham Fire Department (September 21, 2026)
Bellingham Police told Whatcom News the truck’s container carried refrigerated liquid hydrogen.
The road reportedly reopened at 1:30am.
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A tanker truck had zero business being on that road in the first place. Second, the speed limit is 20, it would take a lot of effort to tip a truck at that speed. I hope the driver/company is cited.
I think they must have meant Hydrogen Peroxide. liquid hydrogen is rocket fuel.
Are you sure it was hydrogen? why on earth would a hydrogen tanker be in that area. I can see oxygen going to Hospice but nothing else.