Why hazmat crews, Mobile Fire-Rescue responded to I-65 NB near Dauphin Street

MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. ( WKRG ) — A piece of metal on the roadway led to hazmat units and other authorities responding to I-65 northbound near Mobile on Friday morning, News 5 has learned.

According to a press release from the Mobile Fire-Rescue Department, units, including the Hazmat 15, responded to Interstate 65 northbound near Dauphin Street around 6:46 a.m. on Friday.

Units said they arrived and found a flatbed 18-wheeler that was carrying a load of sod was leaking fuel. The release said the fuel came from the truck’s “150-gallon fuel tanks and its smaller 25-gallon diesel exhaust fluid tank.”

News 5 crews arrived on the scene and took the following photo of MFRD units responding to the leak, which officials say was caused by the truck hitting a piece of metal in the road.

Authorities said crews used putty to slow the leak, and Hazmat units worked to catch the remaining fuel dripping. The release said MFRD remained on the scene, waiting for the city environmental and ALDOT to respond.

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