2,000 gallons of gas spilled by tanker in Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. - According to Tampa Fire Rescue, a fuel tanker hit a cement post in the Port of Tampa, spilling 2,000 gallons of gasoline.

A fuel tanker was exiting the Marathon Fuel Terminal in the Port of Tampa when the driver, 51-year-old Thomas Camery, hit a cement post.

The tanker was carrying about 8,000 gallons of gas in five separate compartments. The damage caused two of the compartments to leak a total of 2,000 gallons of gasoline onto the ground at Marathon's property.

Most of the spilled fuel streamed into drains on the property and then to a fuel water separator, so there should not be any pollution.

Tampa Fire Rescue crews sprayed foam on the gasoline to prevent any accidental ignition of the vapors. Tampa hazardous materials team members used gas monitors to assure the fuel vapors were not getting to high levels.

6,000 gallons of gasoline on the damaged tanker is being pumped out of the tanker. Once the damaged tanker is empty, it will be moved back to the terminal property.

20th Street between Durham and Grant Streets has been closed since the incident occured.

Tampa Police said that the driver will be cited for an improper left turn.