(KDKA) -- The southbound lanes of Rt. 28 have reopened after nearly 10 hours of cleanup following a tanker truck crash and diesel fuel spill in Sharpsburg. The crash happened around 5:15 p.m ...
When crews arrived, they found the truck’s fuel tank had ruptured and caused a fuel spill on the highway. The highway was closed for an hour as firefighters were controlling the spill.
The spill was caused when a light pole generator fell off the back of a truck, spilling 30 gallons of diesel gas onto the St. Louis entrance ramp to I-10.
“A fuel spill is a sensitive subject in the borough and everything was done in an abundance of caution,” Schultz said. In 2021 a fuel truck driver intentionally dumped more than 4,000 gallons ...
Officials said the tractor-trailer hit a barrier and overturned, leading to at least 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel to spill onto the ... 6 p.m. where multiple fire trucks and police could be ...
All of the diesel within the damaged part of the truck leaked out onto Route 28 or into Pine Creek. Tanker truck spill Diesel leaked ... quickly to contain the fuel in the creek with emergency ...