Fuel spill from truck near Allen St causes safety concerns, New Bedford MA


A truck dropped its fuel tank near Allen St, spilling fuel. Maintenance crews are working to manage the situation, and some fuel got into a manhole with utilities. The fire department and police have been notified.
Audio|Source: New Bedford Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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We have a commercial truck drop at fuel tank right around to south of Allen Street.
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A couple of gallons of fuel spilled.
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We got their maintenance crew on the scene.
00:09
We're trying to lift the tanks over the place.
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Big wheels on its way also.
00:12
Did any of the fuel make us wait down the screen?
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Not down the train, that's a negative.
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We did damn it and made a burn so it wouldn't run down the street, but a little bit did get into a manhole cover that has electric and telephone.
00:27
It appears there's probably less than two gallons, maybe between two and five gallons.
00:32
Fuck.
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Location mentioned:
Allen St, New Bedford, MA
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