BATTLE CREEK, MI (WKZO AM/FM) – Around 250 gallons of gasoline fuel spilled at a Battle Creek gas station, after a delivery tanker was hit by another vehicle Monday morning.
The Battle Creek Fire Department says it happened around 9:30 a.m. at the C-store at North Avenue and East Goodale Avenue.
While a gas delivery tanker was filling its tank, it was hit by another vehicle. Nobody was hurt, but the truck’s delivery hose and valve were damaged and began to leak fuel.
When firefighters arrived, they hit the emergency shut-off and called for a hazmat response, since the water-fuel mixture was running into storm drains. They created dams to divert the mixture and used oil booms and absorbent pads, the fire department said.
The Battle Creek Fire Department said up to 250 gallons of gasoline leaked because of the crash. The city’s Department of Public Works and an environmental clean-up company were both contacted.
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