BOCA RATON – Boca Raton Firefighters responded to a report of
a vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer on I-95 north bound
between Palmetto Park Road and Glades Road Oct. 15.
Public Information Officer Frank Correggio said that when fire crews,
arrived they found that a tractor trailer and a vehicle had collided,
causing a fuel leak from the truck’s saddle tank.
Firefighters closed down two lanes of the interstate as they began
to handle the haz mat incident. Crews used a special pump to help
offload the fuel from the tank and absorbent to pick up fuel on that
was on the ground.
About 100 gallons of diesel fuel was transferred into a waiting
container and removed, said Correggio. Crews spent about two
hours cleaning up the spill. While some tractor trailers can normally receive Road Side Tractor Trailer Repair assistance, this one unfortunately was too far gone to be repaired, as well as the car involved in the accident, which was immediately sent to an auto repair shop for an auto repair professional to fix up.
Members of Florida Department of Environmental Protection and
Department of Transportation were on scene to assist. No injuries
were reported. The accident is under investigation by Florida
Highway Patrol.