Box truck overturns spilling diesel fuel near Dickson Hill Road, Bedford County VA
TrafficA box truck overturned near Stortfield Road and Dickson Hill Road, leaking about 30 to 35 gallons of diesel fuel onto the road. The spill was contained to the roadway, but cleanup will take a long time due to the large spill and the need for special equipment to remove the truck.
Audio|Source: Bedford County Fire and Rescue (Ops)
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Transcript:
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Yeah, 104, just to make you aware, overturned box truck, Stortfield Road, Dickson Hill Road,
00:06
it's going to end up being probably about...
00:09
30, 35 gallons of diesel fuel from the truck tank itself, unable to plug.
00:17
We do have it confined in a roadway. We've got the resources we need.
00:22
I'm making VDOT aware of what we've got right now.
00:28
It's going to take a rotator or whatever turned off, so it's going to be a prolonged incident. I don't think we're going to need anything else on the scene, but I wanted you to be aware of what we had.
00:39
I copy. I appreciate it. If anything, just reach up.
00:47
We have one. We do have a little bit of exposure on the side of the road. I'll make VDOT aware of that as well.
00:57
Okay. You have enough day drive for that area.
01:03
Currently, we should be good.
01:06
I don't think we're going to need anything. I'll touch base which we want to call it over on our replenishment for some things we use.
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Hill Rd, Virginia 24523
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