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Gasoline tanker truck with 11,000 gallons of gasoline overturns near river on I-95
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Crews have responded to an overturned gas tanker truck on Saturday.
According to Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management, at approximately 6:00 p.m., the DEM Office of Emergency Response was called to the scene of an overturned gasoline tanker truck on the Allens Avenue on ramp to I-95 North in Providence. The truck contained 11,000 gallons of gasoline and leaked onto the roadway.
Cleanup is well underway using several methods to contain and remove the gasoline. Foam has been deployed on the roadway and the DEM responders are working on a plan to contain the gasoline and other chemicals from impacting the river. Vacuum trucks are on the scene to pump the gasoline from the road and catch basin.
DEM states that the spill has been contained and crews will then move to the truck securing and safely removing the truck.
The public is advised to avoid the area as the cleanup continues. There is no concern about vapor and gasoline evaporates quickly, but it is highly flammable and until the spill is contained, the area will remain cordoned off.
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Dude
July 20, 2024 at 11:31 pm
Hope the driver is ok? 👍🏻
Donald Trump
July 22, 2024 at 12:30 am
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M
July 22, 2024 at 3:19 pm
Wow Donald Trump reads the Fall River Reporter ?