Crime & Safety
Fuel Spill Closes Route 24
About 100 yards and 50 gallons of fuel spilled into in the westbound lanes of the highway.
A tractor trailer accident caused a fuel spill on Route 24 that closed the highway this morning.
The spill was in the westbound lanes in the vicinity of the Mall at Short Hills, near the exit for Chatham, and was reported at just before 5 a.m. The state Department of Transportation closed the highway until just before 8 a.m. to clean the debris from the road, according to a Millburn Fire Department report. There were no reported injuries.
The truck, which was without its trailer, veered into the guardrail at the center median, crushing the rail and tearing open the driver side saddle tank, according to the report. There was extensive front-end damage to the truck.
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About 50 gallons of fuel spilled onto the road, stretching 100 yards. Millburn firefighters diked a catch basin to keep fuel from seeping inside. Both the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and DOT were notified. The Nutley HazMat team was notified and responded.
Millburn firefighters stood by at the scene until the debris was cleared.
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