Crime & Safety
Truck Spills 100 Gallons Of Diesel Fuel On Trip Through Mahwah
FD Hazmat team spent two hours clearing spill along Routes 287, 17 and other township roads
A flatbed tractor trailer apparently traveling to a spilled between 50 and 100 gallons of leaking diesel fuel on a handful of Mahwah roadways Thursday morning, Assistant Fire Chief Brad Stio said.
“Apparently, the driver did not know there was a leak from either his fuel tank or fuel pump,” Stio said. “So, he drove from 287 to 17 to West Ramapo Ave., turned around to get back on 17, and went to Macarthur [Boulevard] and Ridge Road spilling fuel the whole way.”
According to Stio, the truck driver called township responders at about 7:30 a.m. Thursday, after reaching his destination on Ridge Road and realizing he had a leak.
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took about two hours to clean up the spill along the truck’s entire route, Stio said. "We did shut a few ramps temporarily, so there were some slight traffic back ups, but nothing huge."
County Hazmat teams also responded to the scene.
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