Box 14-00 - Motor Vehicle Crash @ Old Liberty Road & Liberty Road

Winfield units were dispatched at 09:15 hours to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Old Liberty and Liberty Roads, Medic 149 arrived to find a trash truck versus a cement truck with the cement truck on its side. Engine 141 arrived confirmed fuel leak and requested MDE, Utility 14-1 arrived with extra absorbent, as command was established and a handline deployed, and absorbent placed around the area of the saddle tank. 149 obtained three refusals and cleared the scene, it was determined that the saddle tank contained about 70 gallons of diesel fuel, Haz-mat 1 was contacted and the decision was made to dispatch the haz-mat team to assist. Haz-mat 30 and spill trailer arrived and proceeded to drill the tank and pump off the remaining fuel (about 20-25 gallons). The decision was then made to upright the vehicle which was performed by Browning towing and recover company. Engine 141 stood by at scene until truck was uprighted and no other hazards were found. Engine 12 filled in station 14 for the duration of the incident.