Large glycol spill from truck at Bradley Airport, Windsor Locks CT


About 250 gallons of a 50% glycol and 50% water mixture leaked from a maintenance truck near the D-I facility at Bradley International Airport. The chemical spilled into a grassy area with no drains affected. Environmental cleanup was requested. There were no fires or injuries.
Audio|Source: Bradley Int'l Airport Fire/Rescue
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Transcript:
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Bradley Dispatch 554 is on the scene.
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Per operator, our mixture 50-50 is approximately 200 gallons on the ground.
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Air Guard 54 on the mean approximately 50-50, 200 gallons on the ground.
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9 Codhys run a terminal ramp we just have a lot of aircraft traffic to get through.
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9 be advised, truck number 70, 70.
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Can you repeat your message, can't hear you.
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They're advising its truck number 7070.
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They're advising it's truck number 7070. Copy that. Is Venzi's unseen actively cleaning that up or have a plan to clean that up?
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Done.
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This back engine, 9 arrival.
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9 arrival 6.5.
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Just back to nine alpha.
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Nine Alpha.
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We've got approximately 250 gallons of glycol, a 50% glycol, 50% water mix, leaking from trucks, or has leaked from truck number 70, 70,
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from Menzies at the D-I facility.
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It is leaked into a grassy area, no drains involved.
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Give an urgency call to D-E-E-E-P and Environmental 1.
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In order to get the bulk of the glycol off of the ground and out of the area underneath the glycol tank, if we've got somebody from maintenance,
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with the ground vacuum, that would be helpful.
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Location mentioned:
Bradley International Airport (BDL), Schoephoester Rd, Windsor Locks, CT 06096
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