Just before 5:30 pm Oct 2nd, the Charlotte Fire Department were called to service for reports of a motor vehicle crash involving a fuel tanker truck @ the intersection of Old Mt Holly Rd & Craig Street.  First FF's on scene confirmed a tanker truck with 9,000 gallons of gasoline had crashed and came to rest on its side.  FF's were able to quickly treat the truck driver who had escaped the damaged vehicle on his own. He declined transport to a hospital and was cooperating with CMPD officers Thursday evening to determine the cause of this incident.  By 7:00 pm, the CFD Hazmat team began the transfer process of removing fuel from the damaged tanker to another tanker that was brought to the scene.  No injuries were reported and by 11:00 pm CFD operations were complete. Officials estimated less than 100 gallons of gasoline leaked from the damaged tanker and Environment Protection Agency (EPA) officials described the damage to the environment as minimal.

 

Charlotte FF's stand ready with a hose line as members of the Hazmat team work to remove fuel from a damaged tanker on Old Mt Holly Rd

Hazardous Materials Incident/ 6700 Old Mt Holly Rd at Craig Street

 

Benchmarks

Dispatched – 5:27

First CFD Unit Arrives – 5:31 (Engine-21)

Control Time – 10:57 (Fuel off-loading operation complete)

 CFD Personnel/Units

CFD – 50/ 16

Battalions 6, Engines 21, 13, 25, 5, 18, Ladder 13, Tanker 21, 28, 38, 9, Rescue 3, Car 2, 17, 19, 25 and the CFD Logistic Division

Structure/ Location

Single vehicle crash with a Tank Truck Roll Over

Cause & Origin/Damage Estimates

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating this incident

Injuries/Accidents

No injuries reported

Evacuations/ Persons Displaced    

N/A

First arriving Charlotte FF's work to contain the leaking gasoline from a fuel tanker that rolled over in Northwest Charlotte