Saturday, April 11, 2015

CAR TURNED INTO THE PATH OF A SEMI TRUCK, PUNCTURING ITS DIESEL FUEL TANK AND SPILLING AT LEAST 70 GALLONS OF FUEL




FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2015

EMMETT TOWNSHIP, MICH. (NEWSCHANNEL 3)

A Calhoun County road is back open after a crash spilled 70 gallons of fuel Friday morning.
It happened on 11 Mile Road, near Michigan Avenue in Emmett Township.

Public safety officers tell Newschannel 3 that a car turned into the path of a semi truck, puncturing its diesel fuel tank.

An environmental company was called in to block off storm drains and clean up the fuel.

"It's still a chemical and a lot of the reason we close everything down is because we have to get it picked off the road; it also has a tendency to be very slippery, so it can be dangerous for motorists," said Lieutenant Tony Geigle, with Emmett Township Public Safety.

HAZMAT crews also had to be called, because the truck was loaded with printing chemicals. None of them spilled in the crash.

The driver of the car was taken to the hospital, but is expected to recover.

It took crews about 6 hours to get the mess cleaned up.