PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — A leaking fuel tanker closed all lanes of SR-54 between Gunn Highway and Trinity Boulevard on Thursday, according to Pasco County Fire Rescue.
The lanes reopened after crews offloaded the fuel from the truck. Officials ask drivers to keep an eye out for first responders as the clean up the scene.
Officials said the driver of the tanker noticed a small fuel leak on the trailer after he stopped to put out a brake fire.
***Traffic update***
The fuel has been offloaded from the tanker truck, and lanes of traffic are opening. Watch out for first responders in the area as they complete cleanup operations. https://t.co/C3BJ7jHWho
— Pasco Fire Rescue (@PascoFireRescue) October 18, 2018
No evacuations were ordered due to the leak.
