By Mike Wilson
At approximately 4:38 p.m. on Tuesday, Columbus (IN)消防员were called to the scene of a large fuel spill near the 3100 block of N. National Road. Firefighters were alerted of the incident after a Columbus Regional Health Ambulance happened upon the scene and radioed the location to dispatchers with the Bartholomew County Emergency Operations Center. Ambulance personnel reported that a 50-gallon semi saddle fuel tank was in the roadway. As firefighters responded to the call, ambulance personnel reported that an unknown amount of diesel fuel was leaking into a nearby storm drain. In an effort to reduce the amount of fuel entering the storm drain, Columbus Regional Health EMS employees used towels from their ambulance to form a dam. In doing so, the fuel spilling into the storm drain was reduced.
消防员到达现场，在霍桑博士附近的N. National Road的两条北行车道上发现了大量的柴油燃料，也位于现场，是一个50加仑的半燃油箱，水箱中剩下约30加仑的燃油。
A Columbus resident told investigators that he was traveling northbound on N. National Road when he became parallel with a semi tractor and trailer traveling in the same direction. The resident stated that as the semi proceeded past him he witnessed a fuel tank disconnect from the vehicle and skid down the roadway, and that the tank temporarily became airborne as it spun into his lane. He told investigators that as he attempted to stop his vehicle he made contact with the tank as it struck the front bumper of his pickup truck. At that point, both his vehicle and the fuel tank came to a rest. The resident was unable to identify the semi markings, only that the cab was blue; he was not injured during the incident.
随着消防员对事件的规模进行规模，额外的哥伦布消防局单位被要求协助。当其他响应者进入现场时，现场的消防员将吸收物材料应用于路上留下的柴油燃料，包括暴风雨排水管周围的区域。在坦克休息的地方约150英尺处可见一条柴油燃料。油箱和溢出物留在北行车道中。消防员在道路上应用了超过13立方英尺的吸收材料。哥伦布消防局的危险材料响应单元Hazmat 1到达现场，并开始协助泄漏泄漏。为了视觉进入暴风雨排水管并评估可能输入的燃料量，机组人员拆除了排水管。拆除盖子后，消防员在排水管中发现了不确定的燃料。消防员将其他吸收材料应用于排水管。消防员位于距离暴风雨排水沟几英尺的地方，取下了人孔盖，发现了其他柴油燃料与水混合。 Seeing this, firefighters used five oil absorbent booms to aid in the containment and clean up. Oil absorbent booms are a mesh covered sock filled with highly absorbent polypropylene. The boom will float on water and absorbs hydrocarbons such as oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel. Water is not absorbed into the boom. Firefighters tied the boom socks together to form a ring. Then the absorbent booms were lowered into the manhole by using a long fiberglass pole typically used for结构消防188金博网网址多少. The pike pole allowed the firefighters the ability to manipulate the absorbent booms without entering the manhole. Firefighters allowed the booms to absorb the diesel fuel for approximately 30 minutes before removing them from the manhole.
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Incident commander Captain Dave Foster estimated that the 50-gallon fuel tank had approximately 30 gallons of fuel still remaining within the tank as firefighters worked at the scene. The tank, along with the remaining fuel, was collected and transported from the scene by 31 Wrecker Service, said Captain Foster. The Columbus Fire Department reported the incident to the Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM). IDEM representatives responded to the scene and inspected the storm drain. After the inspection, the IDEM determined that further clean-up was unnecessary. Captain Foster stated that the IDEM will create a record of the incident. The Semi involved in the incident has not been identified. Any information on this vehicle can be forwarded to the Columbus Police Department at (812)376-2600.
Agencies that assisted at the scene include Columbus Regional HealthEMS，哥伦布市公用事业，哥伦布警察局，印第安纳州环境管理部和巴塞洛缪县紧急运营中心31。对现场做出回应的消防部门包括小队1，发动机1，Hazmat 1和营1.哥伦布警察局在现场提供了交通帮助。没有受伤。
Mike Wilsonis a captain and spokesman for the Columbus (IN) Fire Department.
