Hazmat crews respond to diesel fuel leak in Northeast Philadelphia

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Saturday, July 29, 2017
Hazmat crew called to diesel spill leak in Somerton
Hazmat crew called to diesel spill leak in Somerton. Gray Hall reports during Action News at 6am on July 29, 2017.

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Hazmat and PennDOT crews were called to a diesel fuel spill in Northeast Philadelphia.

Crews tell Action News the diesel fuel tanks on a tractor trailer ruptured on Woodhaven Road around 3 a.m. Saturday.

Investigators say a smaller truck hit the big rig's saddle tanks.

They say about 90 gallons of diesel fuel spilled onto the roadway and nearby a sewer drain.

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