MARCH 13, 2015
CORTLAND, OHIO (WKBN)
The Trumbull County HazMat team was called to Cortland
Friday afternoon to a diesel fuel spill into a creek that eventually feeds into
Mosquito Lake.
A resident on East Main Street called 911, saying he could
smell gasoline and the stream had a sheen like petroleum. According to a
fire official, they traced the diesel fuel to a man who was working on an
engine of his semi truck.
Safety crews said there is no danger to people’s water.
“The main thing right now is we feel the water in Mosquito
Lake is safe. HazMat has done an excellent job as well as EPA to help us work
through this,” Cortland Fire Capt. Todd Price said.
Price said they don’t think the spill was
intentional. The Ohio EPA was back out Friday night making sure
all of the fuel was cleaned up and had not made it into larger waterways.