Crews with the Rural Metro Fire Department responding to an overturned tanker truck this (Monday) morning.
The truck flipped next to a small creek in the 1600 block of Huckleberry Springs Road in east Knox County and was leaking diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid.
Crews established an earth dam to prevent any additional fluid flowing down the creek, their Haz Mat team followed up with booms and pads to absorb it.
The tanker was carrying 2,100 gallons of Road/Farm use diesel fuel and large wreckers along with several state and county environmental teams as well as an environmental cleanup firm have been called to the scene.
The diesel will have to be pumped to another tanker before it can be removed and towed away so the road will be closed for most of the day.
No injuries reported and the environmental impact appear to be minimal.
