Diesel fuel spill reported on route 18 north in East Brunswick, East Brunswick NJ
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Fire & ArsonA vehicle spilled at least 25 gallons of diesel fuel on route 18 north near Hillsdale and Ruth Lane in East Brunswick. Fire units are on scene managing the active leak and cleaning up the spill. Traffic lanes are slick and affected.
Audio|Heard on: East Brunswick, South River and Spotswood Fire / EMS
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05:3
Transcript:
00:00
I can you just confirm? I'm sorry, that has diesel fuel, right?
00:05
I'm sorry,
00:06
700. Go ahead again.
00:09
Just confirm is diesel fuel?
00:14
Affirmative.
00:15
Yeah.
00:17
All right, thank you.
00:29
Quarters,
00:30
700.
00:33
Okay.
00:36
State DOT is saying they're on after hour, so it's a two-hour ETA for them.
00:43
All right, we should, thank you.
00:54
I think that's approach might be getting on the highway right by Pine Street there.
00:58
I believe the center lane is affected.
01:00
It's going to be at least 25 gallons of diesel fuel is still leaking.
01:07
All right, they shall come off the ramp?
01:09
Yeah,
01:12
we got on 18 north from the ramp right there, off of O.B.C., so I believe it's prior to Rues Lane.
01:19
Oh, Richard.
01:25
7.540 command.
01:29
754. Go ahead.
01:33
Hey, 700, we're going to put 7 on the road.
01:35
They said this was from Hillsdale going towards 18.
01:40
Yeah, you can get on there, get on northbound 18.
01:43
It should be prior to Roos.
01:44
I believe it's center lane affected at least.
01:47
So just be careful.
01:51
All right, we see.
01:52
We're in service in a minute.
01:56
There are 700.
02:03
Go ahead.
02:07
Patrol, if you can stay in the center lane is still slick from the fuel.
02:14
I should have an engine approaching the scene from that area, like down by our brothers.
02:20
You can get somewhere to stop if we can see them.
02:30
Selmaway's arriving.
02:32
We're up by the garbage truck.
02:34
If you want to have seven, come down Hillsdale and block that.
02:40
All right, seven, get that? Yeah.
02:47
Control is saying, yeah, that second-rate truck can stop at Hillsdale, middle lane.
02:53
No, seven, C, stop in the middle of Hillsdale.
02:56
700 is going to be arriving.
02:58
I'm going to have a highway in command.
03:02
1040.
03:06
1040. Take course, you're still taking your patrol.
03:10
They don't need them to block the highway.
03:11
I'm going to have my engine, second one arrive, come into Augustel's Park lot.
03:16
3C. Standby.
03:22
7-07 in command.
03:28
Quarter 700.
03:32
Go ahead.
03:35
Patrol says you can put your equipment wherever you need it then.
03:40
All right, so we go to parking lot of dust those.
03:49
755, 700.
03:54
Welcome up.
03:55
I got some reserved pads and some speedy drive.
03:59
Ah, yeah,
04:00
he threw down his spill kit,
04:03
so that soaked up a little bit.
04:05
We just pushed some speedy dry down just to kind of stop the flow.
04:09
It appears that, it looks like he broke off the fuel filter, so we still have an active leak.
04:17
All right, so everyone of you guys down with speedy dry, let's put something around this drain down here just in case.
04:26
Senator receives, we're approaching the hill is down now, Chief.
04:34
Chief, they said how's that I was over now.
04:40
Seven, bring your speedy dry up to the rig, please,
04:44
up to the truck.
04:46
Senator receives, Chief, we're approaching the hill is down at this point of time.
04:52
All right, you can come into the Augustus Park lot, come out the other end,
04:56
like just past my truck.
04:58
You'll see it.
05:01
In for Augustus Parking lot.
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Location mentioned:
Rues Ln, East Brunswick, NJ 08816
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