WESTFIELD–A truck carrying diesel fuel shut down Montgomery Road for a period of time Friday afternoon, after its contents leaked onto the thoroughfare.
According to Westfield Fire Capt. Rebecca Boutin, the tractor-trailer reportedly had a leak of the fuel out of its 100-gallon tank that was caused by a puncture. The leak spread down a portion of Montgomery Road as the truck was traveling, with the majority of its contents coming out when the vehicle came to a stop. There were no injuries reported and there was no crash.
The spill was contained and cleaned by the Westfield Fire Department, Westfield Department of Public Works, Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection and a private clean-up company, according to Boutin. The spill had reportedly not entered any storm drains. Westfield Police Department was also at the scene.
Boutin said that the vehicle drove for “at least a mile before seeing” that the truck had a leak of the fuel. Sand covered the area where the leak occurred Friday afternoon along Montgomery Road, but Boutin said that as of 1:30 p.m., the spill was almost completely cleaned up.
