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

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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