Fuel tanker spill blocks lanes on northbound I-75, Cincinnati OH


Emergency responders are handling a fuel tanker that split open and leaked fuel across multiple lanes on northbound I-75 near Cincinnati. The spill created a hazardous situation and blocked traffic on the highway completely.
Audio|Source: Cincinnati Fire
03:15
Transcript:
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As a request of police, Northbound I-75,
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as a one-mile marker.
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This is for a semi-fuel tanker that has split open.
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Fuel is across multiple lanes of the highway.
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Fireground is E.
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Edward 2.
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Heavy Rescue 14, asthma 14, Medi-Seat 17, Truck 19, Medic 3, District 1, ALF 3.
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Truck 3, engine 17, engine 5, engine 21, SO2, and Heavy Rescue 9 respond.
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Northbound I-75 is a 1-mile marker.
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Per police, a fuel tanker has split completely open,
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and there’s fuel across multiple lanes of the highway.
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Fireground is E.
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Edward 2, Fireground E.
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Edward 2.
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Rescue 14.
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Hi.
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Do you know if this is the saddle tanks that are leaking fuel or the actual tanker itself?
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I stand by.
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We’ll double check.
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Engine 49, Medicines, respond, St.
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Paul, Apartments, (number withheld), Madison Road, Apartment (number withheld), Project Anderson Place in Stewart Avenue.
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This is for 95-year-old female,
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symptoms of stroke, near fireground, 8-2.
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Agent 49, Medicine, Respond, St.
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Paul, Apartments,
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(number withheld), Madison Road, apartment (number withheld),
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95-year-old female.
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me as symptoms of stroke, your fire ground A2.
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Companies responding to the highway fuel spill.
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Her police, it is the gas tag on the semi.
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Enter five.
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Go ahead.
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Agent 5, dispatch another company hour, please take us out of service mechanical.
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That’s clear.
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Car 3rd 3,000, please.
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That’s clear.
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Page 17 to dispatch.
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Can you ask police if there’s going to be a better way to access it besides going across the river and trying to fight traffic? It’s in a standstill.
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District 1, have companies come in off of 6th Street, going northbound, and they’re going to have to cross and go the opposite direction on 75.
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The highway is completely blocked by the semi.
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I-75, Cincinnati, OH
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