Liberty Hose Co. No. 2 - Incident Detail #697

Engine 22 was dispatched to Don's Food Rite parking lot for a fuel spill. Engine 22 responded and Chief 22 responded to the scene POV. Upon arrival, the Chief found a large diesel fuel spill in the front lot, the result of a delivery truck striking a light standard and shearing off the truck's saddle tank, spreading about 50 gallons of fuel on the ground. A crew attempted to contain the spill and spread High Dry on it. Chief 22 contacted the County to get a disposal company enroute to contain the majority of the fuel. The company went available upon the arrival of the contracted cleanup company.