WATERSMEET TOWNSHIP -- UPDATE: 2:45 p.m. - Officials say it will still be a few more hours before they can open US-2. The tanker spilled around 1,000 gallons. Officials are moving the truck, but still have to clean up the surrounding ground.
Officers from the Gogebic County Sheriff's Office are on the scene of a semi-tractor trailer accident on US-2 near mile marker 59.
According to the Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred around 6:20 a.m. in Watersmeet Township near the Gogebic-Iron County line. The tanker has detached from the trailer and is punctured and leaking fuel.
Law enforcement, fire department and the Ironwood Public Safety Hazmat Team members are on the scene.
US-2 is closed until further notice, with a detour route taking vehicles north on US-45 in Watersmeet to M-28 East and then south to Highway 141 in Covington to Crystal Falls.
Further information will be released when the highway is reopened.
