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Hazmat crews clean up jet fuel spill after semi-tanker crash in Summit Co.

Jet Fuel Spill in Summit County, March 1, 2021
Jet Fuel Spill in Summit County, March 1, 2021
Jet Fuel Spill in Summit County, March 1, 2021
Posted at 10:38 AM, Mar 01, 2021
and last updated 2021-03-01 12:57:25-05

SUMMIT COUNTY, Utah — A Park City Fire Department hazardous materials team and crews from several other local agencies helped clean up a jet fuel spill along I-80 Monday morning.

According to PCFD, two semitrailers and another vehicle were involved in a crash on westbound I-80 near mile marker 182. One of the semitrailers was a tanker hauling 2,500 gallons of jet fuel.

Jet fuel leaked into the freeway median near the crash scene. Officials with the Utah Highway Patrol, the Summit County Sheriff's Office, the Utah Department of Transportation, Uinta County Fire and the Summit County Health Department also responded to the scene.

No one was hurt in the crash.