Stanley Ave. Back Open After 8 Hour Clean-Up
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Channel: Dayton 24/7 Now · 2012 · News & Politics
DAYTON -- Crews opened both directions of Stanley Avenue around 10:45 p.m. Wednesday after 8,500 gallons of ethanol spilled from a semi truck around 2:00 p.m. Stanley Avenue at I-75 in Dayton was shut down while fire and haz mat crews cleaned up the tanker spill. Police said a man carrying 8,500 gallons of ethanol lost control of his truck and flipped onto its side. The driver of the truck was taken to Grandview Hospital with minor injuries and is expected to be okay.While fire and haz mat crews said they've dealt with gasoline spills but never ethanol so they spent several hours taking their time to research what to do.Around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday they began draining the remaining gallons of ethanol out of the truck into an empty bed before placing the truck upright and towing it away. They say it was very important that they took their time.Their cutting wholes through aluminum with steel blades could cause sparks and then an explosion said Dayton fire district chief Rennes Bowers.Police tell us a small amount of the ethanol leaked into the storm sewers before they were able to stop the leak. Wale Aliyu Reports
