Hazmat contains fuel leak on Highway 417 near Bayshore mall
Ottawa Fire Services says its Hazmat team has successfully contained a fuel leak that was coming from a transport truck on Highway 417 near Bayshore mall Sunday afternoon.
Firefighters say they received multiple calls at around 12:32 p.m. reporting a transport truck was leaking fuel on Highway 417 West and Bayshore Drive.
The driver of the truck had pulled over to the side of the highway, firefighters say.
The Hazmat team was dispatched to the scene after firefighters confirmed “a 2 inch hole in the 100-gallon diesel tank on the 53 feet trailer that is used to power the refrigeration system.”
“A diking system” was set up by the Hazmat technicians to control the movement of the fuel.
When the leak was contained at 1:52 p.m. the truck was getting ready to be towed away.
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said on X that the fuel leak prompted the closure of two lanes westbound of the highway at Bayshore Drive.
Police are asking people to avoid the area for several hours.
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