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50-Gallon Diesel Spill After EMS Vehicle Crashed With Postal Truck

London Rd & Euclid Ave

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  • An EMS vehicle and a postal truck collided at London Rd and Euclid Ave in Cleveland, resulting in a 30-gallon diesel spill. Emergency crews are on site managing the spill and clearing the vehicles from the roadway.

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Crews are requesting 30 more bags of absorbent to manage the diesel spill effectively.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
And as far as this diesel, it's a pretty good amount. It's, I don't know, probably 30 bags. 30 bags of kitty litter between the area around the EMS unit and the street. Are you saying you've applied 30 bags of kitty litter so far? Negative. We need 30. We are in need of 30 bags. And then to replenish our supplies, we'll probably bring maybe 40 bags just to be on the safe side. Thank you.

The postal truck's fuel tank was severed, releasing approximately 50 gallons of diesel, after a crash with an EMS vehicle.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
708 to Engine 31. Engine 31. Hey, guys, what's going on over there? All right, so we had an EMS vehicle that was involved in an accident with a U.S. postal truck. The gas tank, the fuel tank from the post office truck was severed from the vehicle, approximately 50 gallons. It's...

HazMat teams are responding to the diesel spill at the collision site.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:19
Car 708 to dispatch on dispatch channel. Go ahead, 708. Dispatch, where is the location of the hazmat run that 31s are dealing with? Euclid and Rudwick. Euclid and Rudwick. It's an MVA.

Efforts are underway to contain the diesel spill with approximately 20 bags of absorbent used so far.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:28
Copy that. Working on getting someone to respond to your location. In the meantime, if they do move it, see if they can hold off until you get more absorbent so that whatever does come out, we can try and contain it on the way to where it's going to go. Yeah, copy that. I'm estimating maybe 20 bags of it on the ground.

Police are now on scene assisting with the collision and spill management.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:11
The best shot we had, the best chance we had would be pulling them down on the next side street, but CPD is on the scene here now.

Both vehicles remain in the middle of the street, and absorbent is being used to manage the diesel spill.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Copy that, 31. Continue on with the way you were handling it with absorbent as best you can in what is already on the ground. As far as the product in the tank remaining, is the vehicle out of the right-of-way or off the street? Negative, both vehicles are in the middle of the street. Copy that. Is there a near location where they could be

Firefighters report a diesel spill of about 30 gallons at the collision site.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Car 707 to Truck 31. Yeah, 707, we have EMS here was involved in a MVA. They hit a U.S. male truck. They ripped off the fuel tank of the EMS vehicle. I'm sorry, the male vehicle. We have a diesel spill, probably about 30 gallons on the ground. The tank's a diesel spill.

A Citizen user's video shows first responders at the scene.

Police have received a report of a collision involving an EMS vehicle and a postal truck.

Cleveland PD District 5 · 0:12
Radio to road bus. 13. Just letting you know, I got a code 2 down at London and Euclid. It's for a EMS wagon versus a postal truck.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at London Rd & Euclid Ave.

Crews are requesting 30 more bags of absorbent to manage the diesel spill effectively.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
And as far as this diesel, it's a pretty good amount. It's, I don't know, probably 30 bags. 30 bags of kitty litter between the area around the EMS unit and the street. Are you saying you've applied 30 bags of kitty litter so far? Negative. We need 30. We are in need of 30 bags. And then to replenish our supplies, we'll probably bring maybe 40 bags just to be on the safe side. Thank you.

The postal truck's fuel tank was severed, releasing approximately 50 gallons of diesel, after a crash with an EMS vehicle.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
708 to Engine 31. Engine 31. Hey, guys, what's going on over there? All right, so we had an EMS vehicle that was involved in an accident with a U.S. postal truck. The gas tank, the fuel tank from the post office truck was severed from the vehicle, approximately 50 gallons. It's...

HazMat teams are responding to the diesel spill at the collision site.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:19
Car 708 to dispatch on dispatch channel. Go ahead, 708. Dispatch, where is the location of the hazmat run that 31s are dealing with? Euclid and Rudwick. Euclid and Rudwick. It's an MVA.

Efforts are underway to contain the diesel spill with approximately 20 bags of absorbent used so far.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:28
Copy that. Working on getting someone to respond to your location. In the meantime, if they do move it, see if they can hold off until you get more absorbent so that whatever does come out, we can try and contain it on the way to where it's going to go. Yeah, copy that. I'm estimating maybe 20 bags of it on the ground.

Police are now on scene assisting with the collision and spill management.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:11
The best shot we had, the best chance we had would be pulling them down on the next side street, but CPD is on the scene here now.

Both vehicles remain in the middle of the street, and absorbent is being used to manage the diesel spill.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Copy that, 31. Continue on with the way you were handling it with absorbent as best you can in what is already on the ground. As far as the product in the tank remaining, is the vehicle out of the right-of-way or off the street? Negative, both vehicles are in the middle of the street. Copy that. Is there a near location where they could be

Firefighters report a diesel spill of about 30 gallons at the collision site.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Car 707 to Truck 31. Yeah, 707, we have EMS here was involved in a MVA. They hit a U.S. male truck. They ripped off the fuel tank of the EMS vehicle. I'm sorry, the male vehicle. We have a diesel spill, probably about 30 gallons on the ground. The tank's a diesel spill.

A Citizen user's video shows first responders at the scene.

Police have received a report of a collision involving an EMS vehicle and a postal truck.

Cleveland PD District 5 · 0:12
Radio to road bus. 13. Just letting you know, I got a code 2 down at London and Euclid. It's for a EMS wagon versus a postal truck.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at London Rd & Euclid Ave.

Crews are requesting 30 more bags of absorbent to manage the diesel spill effectively.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
And as far as this diesel, it's a pretty good amount. It's, I don't know, probably 30 bags. 30 bags of kitty litter between the area around the EMS unit and the street. Are you saying you've applied 30 bags of kitty litter so far? Negative. We need 30. We are in need of 30 bags. And then to replenish our supplies, we'll probably bring maybe 40 bags just to be on the safe side. Thank you.

The postal truck's fuel tank was severed, releasing approximately 50 gallons of diesel, after a crash with an EMS vehicle.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
708 to Engine 31. Engine 31. Hey, guys, what's going on over there? All right, so we had an EMS vehicle that was involved in an accident with a U.S. postal truck. The gas tank, the fuel tank from the post office truck was severed from the vehicle, approximately 50 gallons. It's...

HazMat teams are responding to the diesel spill at the collision site.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:19
Car 708 to dispatch on dispatch channel. Go ahead, 708. Dispatch, where is the location of the hazmat run that 31s are dealing with? Euclid and Rudwick. Euclid and Rudwick. It's an MVA.

Efforts are underway to contain the diesel spill with approximately 20 bags of absorbent used so far.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:28
Copy that. Working on getting someone to respond to your location. In the meantime, if they do move it, see if they can hold off until you get more absorbent so that whatever does come out, we can try and contain it on the way to where it's going to go. Yeah, copy that. I'm estimating maybe 20 bags of it on the ground.

Police are now on scene assisting with the collision and spill management.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:11
The best shot we had, the best chance we had would be pulling them down on the next side street, but CPD is on the scene here now.

Both vehicles remain in the middle of the street, and absorbent is being used to manage the diesel spill.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Copy that, 31. Continue on with the way you were handling it with absorbent as best you can in what is already on the ground. As far as the product in the tank remaining, is the vehicle out of the right-of-way or off the street? Negative, both vehicles are in the middle of the street. Copy that. Is there a near location where they could be

Firefighters report a diesel spill of about 30 gallons at the collision site.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Car 707 to Truck 31. Yeah, 707, we have EMS here was involved in a MVA. They hit a U.S. male truck. They ripped off the fuel tank of the EMS vehicle. I'm sorry, the male vehicle. We have a diesel spill, probably about 30 gallons on the ground. The tank's a diesel spill.

A Citizen user's video shows first responders at the scene.

Police have received a report of a collision involving an EMS vehicle and a postal truck.

Cleveland PD District 5 · 0:12
Radio to road bus. 13. Just letting you know, I got a code 2 down at London and Euclid. It's for a EMS wagon versus a postal truck.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at London Rd & Euclid Ave.

Crews are requesting 30 more bags of absorbent to manage the diesel spill effectively.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
And as far as this diesel, it's a pretty good amount. It's, I don't know, probably 30 bags. 30 bags of kitty litter between the area around the EMS unit and the street. Are you saying you've applied 30 bags of kitty litter so far? Negative. We need 30. We are in need of 30 bags. And then to replenish our supplies, we'll probably bring maybe 40 bags just to be on the safe side. Thank you.

The postal truck's fuel tank was severed, releasing approximately 50 gallons of diesel, after a crash with an EMS vehicle.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
708 to Engine 31. Engine 31. Hey, guys, what's going on over there? All right, so we had an EMS vehicle that was involved in an accident with a U.S. postal truck. The gas tank, the fuel tank from the post office truck was severed from the vehicle, approximately 50 gallons. It's...

HazMat teams are responding to the diesel spill at the collision site.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:19
Car 708 to dispatch on dispatch channel. Go ahead, 708. Dispatch, where is the location of the hazmat run that 31s are dealing with? Euclid and Rudwick. Euclid and Rudwick. It's an MVA.

Efforts are underway to contain the diesel spill with approximately 20 bags of absorbent used so far.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:28
Copy that. Working on getting someone to respond to your location. In the meantime, if they do move it, see if they can hold off until you get more absorbent so that whatever does come out, we can try and contain it on the way to where it's going to go. Yeah, copy that. I'm estimating maybe 20 bags of it on the ground.

Police are now on scene assisting with the collision and spill management.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:11
The best shot we had, the best chance we had would be pulling them down on the next side street, but CPD is on the scene here now.

Both vehicles remain in the middle of the street, and absorbent is being used to manage the diesel spill.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Copy that, 31. Continue on with the way you were handling it with absorbent as best you can in what is already on the ground. As far as the product in the tank remaining, is the vehicle out of the right-of-way or off the street? Negative, both vehicles are in the middle of the street. Copy that. Is there a near location where they could be

Firefighters report a diesel spill of about 30 gallons at the collision site.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Car 707 to Truck 31. Yeah, 707, we have EMS here was involved in a MVA. They hit a U.S. male truck. They ripped off the fuel tank of the EMS vehicle. I'm sorry, the male vehicle. We have a diesel spill, probably about 30 gallons on the ground. The tank's a diesel spill.

A Citizen user's video shows first responders at the scene.

Police have received a report of a collision involving an EMS vehicle and a postal truck.

Cleveland PD District 5 · 0:12
Radio to road bus. 13. Just letting you know, I got a code 2 down at London and Euclid. It's for a EMS wagon versus a postal truck.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at London Rd & Euclid Ave.

Crews are requesting 30 more bags of absorbent to manage the diesel spill effectively.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
And as far as this diesel, it's a pretty good amount. It's, I don't know, probably 30 bags. 30 bags of kitty litter between the area around the EMS unit and the street. Are you saying you've applied 30 bags of kitty litter so far? Negative. We need 30. We are in need of 30 bags. And then to replenish our supplies, we'll probably bring maybe 40 bags just to be on the safe side. Thank you.

The postal truck's fuel tank was severed, releasing approximately 50 gallons of diesel, after a crash with an EMS vehicle.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
708 to Engine 31. Engine 31. Hey, guys, what's going on over there? All right, so we had an EMS vehicle that was involved in an accident with a U.S. postal truck. The gas tank, the fuel tank from the post office truck was severed from the vehicle, approximately 50 gallons. It's...

HazMat teams are responding to the diesel spill at the collision site.

Cleveland FD Dispatch · 0:19
Car 708 to dispatch on dispatch channel. Go ahead, 708. Dispatch, where is the location of the hazmat run that 31s are dealing with? Euclid and Rudwick. Euclid and Rudwick. It's an MVA.

Efforts are underway to contain the diesel spill with approximately 20 bags of absorbent used so far.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:28
Copy that. Working on getting someone to respond to your location. In the meantime, if they do move it, see if they can hold off until you get more absorbent so that whatever does come out, we can try and contain it on the way to where it's going to go. Yeah, copy that. I'm estimating maybe 20 bags of it on the ground.

Police are now on scene assisting with the collision and spill management.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:11
The best shot we had, the best chance we had would be pulling them down on the next side street, but CPD is on the scene here now.

Both vehicles remain in the middle of the street, and absorbent is being used to manage the diesel spill.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Copy that, 31. Continue on with the way you were handling it with absorbent as best you can in what is already on the ground. As far as the product in the tank remaining, is the vehicle out of the right-of-way or off the street? Negative, both vehicles are in the middle of the street. Copy that. Is there a near location where they could be

Firefighters report a diesel spill of about 30 gallons at the collision site.

Cleveland FD TAC 6 · 0:30
Car 707 to Truck 31. Yeah, 707, we have EMS here was involved in a MVA. They hit a U.S. male truck. They ripped off the fuel tank of the EMS vehicle. I'm sorry, the male vehicle. We have a diesel spill, probably about 30 gallons on the ground. The tank's a diesel spill.

A Citizen user's video shows first responders at the scene.

Police have received a report of a collision involving an EMS vehicle and a postal truck.

Cleveland PD District 5 · 0:12
Radio to road bus. 13. Just letting you know, I got a code 2 down at London and Euclid. It's for a EMS wagon versus a postal truck.

A 911 caller has reported an unconfirmed incident at London Rd & Euclid Ave.

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Comments1

dnalevelc3Jul 18 at 5:54 PM

I like how they're just sitting there like they could do something if it caught on fire. I'm pretty sure they would be too 🤦 Wooooomphh 🔥🚒

dnalevelc3Jul 18 at 5:54 PM

I like how they're just sitting there like they could do something if it caught on fire. I'm pretty sure they would be too 🤦 Wooooomphh 🔥🚒

dnalevelc3Jul 18 at 5:54 PM

I like how they're just sitting there like they could do something if it caught on fire. I'm pretty sure they would be too 🤦 Wooooomphh 🔥🚒

dnalevelc3Jul 18 at 5:54 PM

I like how they're just sitting there like they could do something if it caught on fire. I'm pretty sure they would be too 🤦 Wooooomphh 🔥🚒

dnalevelc3Jul 18 at 5:54 PM

I like how they're just sitting there like they could do something if it caught on fire. I'm pretty sure they would be too 🤦 Wooooomphh 🔥🚒

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