UPDATED: 11:12 a.m., Sunday:
Levittown Fire Company No. 2 Deputy Chief Ryan Flanagan said the cleanup of the gas spill was competed just after daybreak on Sunday.
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Miller Environmental, of Paulsboro, New Jersey, came out to the scene at the Gulf Gas Station at the Five Points intersection in Bristol Township’s Levittown section. They worked at the gas station and the surrounding area, including along Bristol-Emilie Road and in the Acme parking lot.
“You will see a white substance remaining on the road from the product used to absorb the fuel on roadway. However will wash away after next rain,” Flanagan said.
Miller Environmental was able to recover spilled gas from the storm drain where it flowed into, the deputy chief said.
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“The inlet was also pressure washed and cleaned,” Flanagan said.
The roadway and surrounding businesses all have reopened.
Original Story:
Crews from numerous fire companies and the county’s hazmat team responded to a fuel spill in Bristol Township’s Levittown section on Saturday evening.
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A tanker delivering to the Gulf Gas Station at the Five Points intersection overflowed the tank and the run off went into the parking lot of the gas station, along Bristol-Emilie Road, and into the parking lot of the Acme, Levittown Fire Company No. 2 Deputy Chief Ryan Flanagan told LevittownNow.com.
A total of 300 to 400 gallons on gas spilled, Flanagan said.
Richman’s Ice Cream was shut down as a precaution due to the spill, Flanagan said.
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The spill took about an hour and a half to be contained, and a cleanup contractor was called.
Bristol-Emilie Road was expected to be closed between Edgely Avenue and Warner Avenue into late Saturday night.
In addition to Levittown Fire Company No. 2, the Bucks County Hazmat Team, Dow Chemical Fire Department, Edgely Fire Company, and Langhorne-Middletown Fire Company assisted at the scene.
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Flanagan said the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection was advised of gas spilling into the drain.
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