TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 2015
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA
Traffic is delayed on the Dalton Highway today as crews
respond to a fuel spill north of the Yukon River.
An unknown amount of fuel spilled in a single-vehicle
accident when a trailer carrying diesel fuel fell off the truck that was
carrying it near 65 Mile, said Ashley Adamczak, an environmental program
specialist with the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The
accident was reported at about 11:30 a.m. today, she said.
Traffic is slowed in the area because of oil spilled onto
the highway, according to the Alaska Department of Transportation.
It won't be known how much diesel spilled from the punctured
truck trailer until the remaining diesel in the truck is measured, Adamczak
said.