The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Spill Response staff responded this morning with Yonkers Fire Department and other Emergency Responders to a home heating oil tanker truck spill at 125 Bronx River Road. Approximately 2,100 gallons of heating oil #4 spilled from the tanker truck, of which 1,500 gallons were contained by the fire department.
DEC Spill Response staff remain on scene to oversee the ongoing clean-up of the spill and investigation into potential contamination of the Bronx River. This investigation is ongoing and no further updates are available at this time. |