Fuel truck pump failure spills 20 gallons into lake, Seattle WA
Fire & ArsonA fuel truck pump failure caused about 20 gallons of fuel to spill into a lake near North Northlake Place in Seattle. Hazmat teams and a fireboat were dispatched to manage and reduce the spill impact in the water.
Audio|Source: Seattle Fire
03:29
Transcript:
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Engine 9 is at near North Northlake Pl.
00:05
We're going to park out on North Lake Way.
00:08
I put this approximately 600 feet away, leaving the road open for Hasma.
00:15
Engine 9's investigating.
00:21
Establishing North Lake Command, hazmat frog in effect.
00:28
Engine 9, you're out location.
00:31
I don't know if you're responding.
00:36
Hasman's hogging in effect.
00:38
Engine 9, you're creating North Lake Command.
00:51
Investigating. Dispatch, Firevote responding, Fireboat 3.
00:55
Okay, Fireboat 3.
01:04
Commander's intent,
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North Lake Way will be...
01:08
For hazmat units only, all other units will stay out by Engine 9.
01:14
Engine 9 is walking in to check the scene.
01:19
And from engine 19, Bravo.
01:22
They've stopped the leak.
01:23
It was a pump failure with the fuel truck.
01:26
They said there's approximately 20 gallons that spilled to the grate and into the lake.
01:42
That's affirmative.
01:43
They're concerned with mitigation in the water.
01:46
It's dissipating.
01:47
No further need for the response.
01:53
Command, okay.
01:56
Dispatch, Battalion 6 is out.
01:57
Battalion 6 is a Sydney command.
02:00
Confirming the Hazmat Sog's in effect.
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All units from command,
02:04
stand by, we're going to evaluate how much of the fuel is in the water.
02:08
We will have Fireboat continue in and work with Harbor Patrol for booming.
02:17
That's your allocation assuming command.
02:31
Fireboat, go ahead.
02:34
The advisor, NBC still shows us out, Admos.
02:39
We can't hit the responding button.
02:43
Gary,
02:46
Fireboat, I put Fireboat three responding on the NBC and put Fireboat out Admos.
02:54
If you can't read the notes, I'll add you back to it.
03:02
gotten into, or no fuel that's gotten into the water.
03:06
Disnatch from Command, you can code green the balance of our hazmat response and reduce this down to Engine 9 Battalion 6.
03:23
Okay, North Flight Command,
03:25
reducing the Haznet response at near North North Flight Place.
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Location mentioned:
Near N Northlake Pl, Seattle, WA 98103
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