Massive Spill In Southwest, Firefighters On The Scene

WASHINGTON, DC -- Firefighters are working to contain a "considerable spill" of diesel fuel inside a commercial building in Southwest D.C.

D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted shortly after 1 p.m. that they had responded to a hazmat incident in the unit block of E Street SW, reporting a diesel fuel line leak on the sixth floor of the building.

D.C. Fire and EMS tweeted an update shortly before 2 p.m., noting that the building had been evacuated and the spill has been contained.

Firefighters are working to ventilate the structure and absorb the spill.

Image via D.C. Fire and EMS