Truck leaking carbon dioxide closed Saginaw Road

Midland police and firefighters secure a perimeter around a semitrailer leaking carbon dioxide on Saginaw Road between Mark Putnam and Bay City Roads on Tuesday afternoon. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net) Midland police and firefighters secure a perimeter around a semitrailer leaking carbon dioxide on Saginaw Road between Mark Putnam and Bay City Roads on Tuesday afternoon. (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net) Photo: (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net) Buy photo Photo: (Katy Kildee/kkildee@mdn.net) Image 1 of / 36 Caption Close Truck leaking carbon dioxide closed Saginaw Road 1 / 36 Back to Gallery

Saginaw Road was closed from Bay City Road to Mark Putnam because of a truck leaking carbon dioxide Tuesday afternoon.

Midland County Central Dispatch reported the incident in a Nixle alert at 12:32 p.m. Tuesday.

Police and fire crews were at the scene. Officials asked people to avoid the area and seek an alternate route.

The road was reopened before 2:30 p.m.

Further details were not immediately available.