A fuel tanker serving a Cleveland airport spilled thousands of gallons of jet fuel near an airport hangar Tuesday.
According to Fox 8 Cleveland, a fuel tanker collided with another vehicle at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at around 5:30 a.m. local time and started leaking fuel near a hanger.
The Cleveland Fire Department arrived on the scene and stopped the leak at around 6 a.m., but not before an estimated 5,500 gallons leaked out of the truck. There were no reported injuries and flights at the airport were not impacted.
Airport officials said the Aircraft Rescue and Firefighting (ARFF) unit, as well as environmental and hazmat crews, were also called to the scene. A private company was hired to clean the area after the spill.
#CLEFIRE on scene of reported 10K gallon fuel spill at Hopkins Airport. Haz Mat Crews on scene. Leak has been stopped. Updates to follow….
— ClevelandFire (@ClevelandFire) November 6, 2018
UPDATE on Hopkins Haz Mat: Jet Fuel spilled after a tanker truck collided with another vehicle. Spill is now estimated at 2K gallons. Not believed to be in sewers. Sewer District and Private Contractor en route for assessment and clean up.
— ClevelandFire (@ClevelandFire) November 6, 2018
UPDATE: #CLEFIRE Crews now estimate the Jet Fuel spill at Hopkins at 5.5K gallons.
— ClevelandFire (@ClevelandFire) November 6, 2018
“There was a fuel tanker involved in an accident near a hangar causing a fuel spill. ARFF, CFD, environmental and Hazmat are on scene investigating,” a Cleveland airport spokesperson said Tuesday. “No one was reported injured. No impact to flight operations.”
Fire department officials do not believe any of the fuel leaked into the sewers.
