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Published: Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2015
RICHMOND, ILLINOIS
About 65 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto a Richmond Street after a semitrailer and a vehicle collided Tuesday, fire officials said.
Richmond Township Fire Protection District Chief Rick Gallas said the two vehicles crashed at the intersection of Route 173 and Route 12, causing a saddle tank on the semitrailer to rupture. Gallas said the semitrailer driver turned onto Commercial Street. Some of the fuel got into the immediate ditch line, but Gallas said crews have since pumped up about 35 gallons of diesel fuel.
“We have stabilized it to prevent it from going any further,” Gallas said.
In addition to calling in area departments using the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System, Richmond officials alerted the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Gallas said he expected an environmental cleanup crew to be at the spill through most of the day.
He added no one involved in the crash was injured.
“It was just a big mess,” Gallas said.
Gallas referred questions about the crash to the Richmond Police Department. Police were not immediately available for comment.
Source:http://www.nwherald.com