JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — A closure on Interstate 70 Wednesday morning that resulted in a domino effect of other semi drivers getting stuck on side roads as they tried to avoid the highway has many wondering if the situation could have been handled better.

“When you look at I-70, especially in the foothills, there's not a lot of roads to get you around I-70,” Luber said.

Colorado State Patrol closed both directions of I-70 and Highway 40 just before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, after a semi-truck caught fire and was leaking hydrochloric acid.

That led drivers to try Grapevine Road, which has several sharp turns and is not fully paved.

Then just before 10 a.m., a semi overturned on one of those turns, spilling fuel and creating another incident for emergency responders on Wednesday morning.

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