Semi-truck leaks diesel fuel after crash near Fruitville Rd, Fruitville FL


A semi-truck crashed near Fruitville Rd and Cattlemen Rd and its fuel tank was punctured. Approximately 40 gallons of diesel fuel leaked, and emergency crews are working to contain the spill and prevent environmental damage.
Audio|Source: Sarasota County Fire
05:41
Transcript:
00:00
Battalion 1, this is a 53-foot semi-leaking diesel fuel unknown amount that's leased so far unknown amount of gas in the tank.
00:10
Oh.
00:19
We have a vehicle versus a pedestrian patient is going to be a 60-year-old female patient conscious and breathing in August injuries at the 7th.
00:32
The level seen left with double S.O.
00:39
NJMF2.
00:41
TMS2, go on.
00:43
I'm going to tomorrow to recognize to the 575 call.
00:46
Okay.
00:52
Dispatch for Gil command.
00:54
Command, go ahead.
00:56
Which rescues coming in for the second? Rescue 9 is in route.
01:01
Rescue 9 is in route.
01:06
The bill command to rescue 9.
01:10
There's Rescue 9.
01:11
Go ahead.
01:12
Go direct with Lieutenant on Engine 8 for your assignment.
01:19
Copy that. Are you guys going to be on the southbound portion of ice 75? We're coming up from B Ridge, so.
01:28
We're on the west lanes of Fruitville, so you'll have to get off of 75 and come eastbound on, or I'm sorry,
01:40
come west down on Fruitville.
01:43
We were actually in the eastbound lanes of Fruitville.
01:47
Rescue and Coffers.
01:49
Pretty close to Cattleman.
02:00
Rescue 5, Engine 5.
02:04
Vehicle, Fruitville Road, Signal Point Circle, Map Grid, 81.
02:15
Rescue 9, if you want to challenge, make a left right there and challenge, I can get you turn around.
02:22
Mr.
02:24
(name withheld).
02:29
Ben Engine 10.
02:32
Traffic crash at Center Road and Fruitville Road and Fruitville Road.
02:42
4. Can you advise if squad aid is needed on your call? I have a vehicle with possible extrication.
02:54
I believe so we're going to help transferring this fuel out of this tank into something different.
03:02
Just be advised,
03:04
approximately 40 gallons left in this diesel tank.
03:06
A tank is punctured.
03:13
Dispatch from this squad.
03:15
They need for the call then or can they go to a vehicle accident?
03:24
I'm gonna need wide.
03:26
That's cut.
03:41
TAC 4[1] for that vehicle for that vehicle crash.
03:49
That's cut these by these battalion tape.
04:02
Expects copies, truck 1 responding for the vehicle accident.
04:10
I'm still trying to verify that with the call taker.
04:16
Can you send copy through, attack channel?
04:22
You defend yourself responding, but I can give you a Tach Channel, TACC channel, TAC 7 is available, TAC 7.
04:31
We do have one male partially under a vehicle to come by further.
04:37
Copy. Switch to TAC4, TAC4.
04:44
Time one's right on scene.
04:47
On seen the fire more.
04:48
I'm seeing the fire more.
04:53
Hello, okay.
04:59
Attack 4. Attack 4.
05:06
Anyone engine 4? Good.
05:12
We're working on dammin off where this week's coming, stop from going into the ground, but it is actively coming out of the saddle tank on driver's side here.
05:22
All right, 104.
05:24
Let's make sure we get a line on the ground, burn exposure lines, pack up.
05:28
I'm going to send you engine one's crew.
05:30
Let's make sure we keep that for blowing any storm drains back around it and let's deny any type of access.
05:37
Make sure we get traffic stop with SSO.
05:39
You got a truck heading towards you from the other, from the north.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
TAC 4: Tactical radio channel 4 assigned
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Location mentioned:
Fruitville Rd & Cattlemen Rd, Fruitville, FL 34232
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