Truck spill leaks oil and diesel on highway near County Road 72, Larimer County CO
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TrafficA truck spilled engine oil and diesel fuel on Highway 287 near County Road 72. The spill is leaking from the truck's lower left tank and spreading across multiple lanes, causing partial blockage. Emergency units including Poudre Fire Authority and State Patrol are responding. There is no impact on nearby waterways reported yet.
Audio|Heard on: Poudre Fire Authority and EMS
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04:16
Transcript:
00:00
It looks like it's not fuel, its engine oil leaking across the lanes.
00:05
And we're blocking southbound lane,
00:09
southbound turn lane onto County Road 72,
00:14
and almost blocking the northbound lane.
00:22
lower four cabbie you're blocking the southbound turn lane to County Road 72 and almost blocking the northbound lane that's correct northbound traffic has room to get around because of the emerging lane coming from 72 going north on 287
00:46
okay there are more command the more five is confirming do you still want an ed one
00:54
Yes,
00:56
we can do without it.
00:57
He's up and walking around and talking on the phone.
01:01
11.5 copies.
01:05
Break, 11more 5, Livermore 24.
01:07
Do you want me to come down with engine 2?
01:14
We're going to have engine 131, rescue 1,
01:18
engine 634, and myself on students, butting for good for now.
01:26
Command, Livermore 24.
01:28
We have CSP on our radio.
01:30
It's right by Stack B.
01:36
Yeah, copy up.
01:39
Let me get over to that station.
01:42
Livermore units you are patched with Mutual Aid 1 and State Patrol should be on these channels.
01:49
Yeah, copy.
01:50
So I can stay on fire and talk to them.
01:53
That's affirmative.
01:54
Bobby.
01:58
Livermore Command, CFPR 48.
02:03
This command.
02:04
This command.
02:07
Good evening, sir.
02:08
We're en route to you.
02:09
I've got one coming from I-25.
02:11
I'm also coming from I-25, probably ETA 20 minutes.
02:14
I also request the C-DOT for the closure for South Island Highway 287.
02:19
I was going to see if you have any sort of update on fluids or what's leaking and how much.
02:28
It looks like it's confined to engine oil and it looks like an awful lot of it has spilled out.
02:34
It's running down the highway brake.
02:42
And I'll revise that leak which we also have diesel fuel and now I see where it's leaking from.
02:50
So we have both a lot of motor oil and we have diesel fuel that is now running underneath the trailer and coming out from under it.
03:04
I copy mostly engine oil running across the highway and then he said diesel also running underneath the trailer.
03:11
Is it affecting any waterways or anything?
03:15
No, not yet.
03:17
And if I can get over here and find exactly what is leaking.
03:23
It's the lower tank, the left belly tank,
03:27
and I can't see right now where it's coming from.
03:29
Great.
03:31
Go ahead.
03:37
The command,
03:39
it is coming from the fill cap.
03:42
I just don't have a way to get to it yet.
03:44
I'm afraid to maneuver it in case it opens it up further.
03:50
Okay, confirming that the diesel, and if yes, approximately how much would you guess?
03:59
Perhaps five gallons right now and maybe leaking a gallon a minute.
04:09
Okay, if you think that it gets over 25 gallons, let me know I'll get my hazmat started.
04:14
Do you know what the truck is hauling or is it empty?
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Location mentioned:
US-287 & W County Rd 72, Colorado 80535
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