UPDATE @ 5:26 p.m.: A gasoline spill that reached a creek behind a string of retail businesses just off the 6200 block of Far Hills Avenue in Washington Twp. has been contained.
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Fire officials tell us about 15 gallons of gasoline, from a nearby Shell station at Far Hills and West Whipp Road, reached a storm drain and then the creek.
Employees from the string of retail businesses called 9-1-1 to report the smell of gasoline.
The fire crew located the spill, contained it on the water and cleared the scene. A hazmat crew dispatched on the incident was still expected.
INITIAL REPORT
A hazardous materials unit has been dispatched to the 6200 block of Far Hills Avenue in Washington Twp. for a gasoline spill into a creek behind a short string of retail businesses.
A fire crew is on scene, assessing the situation that was reported just before 4:30 p.m.
We have a crew on the way to check it out. We will update this developing report as we learn more.
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