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Summit County crews contain bees, clean hazmat situation; traffic back to normal

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– North Summit County Fire Dept.

UPDATE: Summit County crews have cleaned the fuel spill and the bees are still contained after the hazmat situation Wednesday.

Traffic is back to normal.

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah – Hazardous Materials crews are working to contain a fuel spill and bees in Summit County.

Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Royce said a semi truck hit some kind of debris in the eastbound lanes of 169 at mile marker 168 and ruptured the fuel tank.

Officials said the truck is carrying bees; they are still contained.

Traffic is down to one lane eastbound at this time.

Westbound lanes are not impacted.