Large sewage spill on road near Huckleberry Hill Rd, Avon CT
Other Non-Crime Event (Hazardous Material Spill)A large sewage spill occurred on the roadway near Huckleberry Hill Road in Avon, CT. The spill originated near Company 4 and extended towards Route 97. The leak was caused by a suspected leaking septic truck leaving a trail of liquid on the road. Authorities were notified, and fire police managed traffic while awaiting further information and hazmat support.
Audio|Source: Avon Fire Department
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Transcript:
00:00
Thirty-four from three.
00:02
Go ahead, three.
00:03
Is the truck still there and is it actively leaking?
00:05
That's negative.
00:06
Truck's not still here.
00:07
It appears to be headed towards Canton.
00:11
There's no solids on the ground.
00:13
It's all just liquid.
00:14
Okay. Yeah, but I submit up in the mouth.
00:15
Just trying to determine if we need to call D.
00:17
It's all contained to the road.
00:18
It's not a solid leak.
00:19
It's trailing the direction of the travel.
00:22
There is nothing pulled up, but it is on the roadway.
00:27
Did this match from one? Yeah,
00:32
can you put another call into the DEEP, have them call myself home with the duty officer? All the fire department units can stay in orders.
00:39
We'll just keep fire police up for some traffic until we get further information.
00:45
Holding all fire units in quarters, fire police can continue to distance for traffic.
00:50
And I will contact the...
00:51
Well, I'm from Tragicra 20.
00:53
You're coming in broken up, are you just going to be assigned except for fireplace?
00:57
Yeah, they turn to quarters and you stand by there.
01:00
Just best for one.
01:03
Yeah, I'm not sure if you're already done.
01:05
If you can just know if I can, have them PD check their area, see if they could locate this truck.
01:11
Roger on the phone with you.
01:12
This special one.
01:13
One time.
01:14
Per PD there is a large spill in front of 97.
01:18
Okay, I'll head down that way.
01:19
I'm trying to access some of the camera systems, see if we can get a name of a truck to drill by.
01:25
Eye out for sewage trucks.
01:27
Let me know when you have that info so I can narrow it down.
01:29
Alright. What, it looks like it starts on company four.
01:31
And heads up the hill.
01:32
Okay, this is a large bill around 97.
01:35
I haven't gotten there yet, but as you're coming up from Company 4, it's intermittent, there's a couple large spots,
01:42
but definitely has the odor of a sewer truck.
01:43
Three, the trail stops about Longham, Smith, I'm up here now.
01:47
Okay, I started by the firehouse and it's all the way up in you.
01:51
One from three deeps are gonna have to come out.
01:54
There's a bit part of the road that's covered.
01:56
I'm just waiting for our phone call, yeah.
01:57
It looks like the first, or the ending in the spill was at Northington.
02:01
It starts here and then heads to the south, north.
02:04
Dispassery, just confirmed we do a large spill in the area of 97.
02:07
It was notified.
02:08
They did not ask for your phone number.
02:09
I offered it multiple times.
02:10
They said that they would call in.
02:11
They do things differently with hazmat.
02:13
Not sure what that is, but there is a deep case number in our CAD.
02:17
And I, like, can't know, TD states it's a white septic truck that has 100% septic written on the side, passed law firm 15 minutes ago.
02:26
Thank you.
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Location mentioned:
Near Huckleberry Hill Rd, Avon, CT 06001
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