Fuel oil truck rollover causes moderate fuel leak in Stamford, Stamford CT
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Fire & ArsonA fuel oil delivery truck rolled over near Roxbury Road in Stamford, carrying about 2,100 gallons. The truck has a moderate leak from the top of its tank, which is not ruptured. Emergency crews are stabilizing the vehicle and working to stop the leak.
Audio|Heard on: Stamford Fire and EMS - Digital
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02:38
Transcript:
00:00
29 Stamford, the truck appears to be leaking oil out of its side.
00:05
And I do have an Eversource pole number, (number withheld) as the next post-pole when it was struck by the vehicle.
00:17
Any wires involved or just snaphole?
00:20
Snaphole, the side.
00:26
Let's be publicly.
00:32
Unit 5, Stamford.
00:38
Unit 5. You dispatch a safety officer, please.
00:43
We'll see. Pole (number withheld).
00:45
Yeah.
00:51
Unit 5 to Stamford.
00:52
Unit 5 is on scene.
00:54
446, Roxbury Road, Roxbury, Command, operating on attack one.
00:58
I'll see if you're 5, on scene and command, Pole (number withheld).
01:01
Stamford, Unit.
01:14
Safety officer is going to be en route.
01:17
51.
01:18
It could be Bucci.
01:20
E.T. 48 to 45 minutes.
01:26
Received, thank you.
01:31
Roxbury Command, Command of Stamford.
01:35
Roxbury Command.
01:38
Now, standby.
01:41
That's about one received.
01:50
Roxbury Command, Stamford.
01:51
Roxbury Command, Staff.
01:53
Roxbury Command.
01:56
All right, just an update.
01:59
So we got a side resting fuel oil truck with 2,100 gallons of fuel on it.
02:06
Right now we have a moderate leak leaking out the top of the tank.
02:11
The tank is not ruptured.
02:13
We're attempting to stabilize the vehicle and plug the leak at this moment.
02:21
Just Steve, just updates our resting oil truck, 2,100 gallons of fuel, moderate leaks from the top of the tank, tank not ruptured and tending to plug.
02:29
Both of all.
02:35
Dry break, man, stand for a break, man.
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Location mentioned:
Roxbury Rd, Stamford, CT 06902
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