The Ellis County Press: Dallas Hazmat Team cleans up small diesel spill near Ferris

Dallas Hazmat Team cleans up small diesel spill near Ferris
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Editor on 08/14/2003 00:00:00


SHERRY LONG
The Ellis County Press
FERRIS - A Dallas County Hazmat Team stabilized the scene of a diesel spill
Monday morning on Central Avenue about a quarter-mile south of Malloy Bridge
Road.
Dallas County Fire Marshal Bob Grant said 10-15 gallons of diesel fuel was
leaked from an 18-wheeler's fuel tank after going off the road.
'Our main concern was we couldn't let it get into Ten Mile Creek,' Grant said.
'And it did not get in the creek.'
Garner Environment was called to clean up the diesel spill.
The local driver's name was unknown as of press time.
Grant said the man was hauling gravel for Aggregated Haulers of Bridgeport and
traveling northbound on Central, when he hit the bridge guardrails and went off
the right side of the road.