Overturned Truck Spills Nearly 3,000 Gallons Of Fuel Oil Onto Woodbury Road: NCFM

WOODBURY, NY — An estimated 2,800 gallons of oil spilled onto Woodbury Road on Thursday afternoon, Nassau County Fire Marshal's Office said.

Nassau County FireCom received 911 calls reporting an overturned tanker truck at 12:10 p.m., fire marshals said. The Syosset Fire Department responded and upon arrival, found the overturned home heating oil fuel tanker with a large fuel spill, fire marshals said.

There was a "catastrophic failure" of the tank that led to spilling thousands of gallons of "Red Dyed, #2 Fuel Oil" onto the road and into the storm drains, fire marshals said. The spill extends down Woodbury Road and into Jericho Turnpike, with some of the oil making its way into sewers and nearby sump, fire marshals said.

According to NCFM, the truck had just recently filled its tank with 3,000 gallons of fuel oil.

Hicksville Fire Department responded on scene as mutual aid, with Plainview, Cold Spring Harbor, and Jericho Fire Departments on standby, fire marshals said.

There were approximately 30 firefighters on scene, along with the Nassau County Office of Emergency Management and NCFM Hazardous Materials Response Team to stop the leaking fuel from the tanker and offload remaining oil, fire marshals said.

The teams were also working with NYS DEC to map out the spill, NCFM said.

"A clean-up contractor responded as required and will work under the authority of the NYS DEC to ensure proper cleanup," fire marshals said.

Three employees of a bank at the corner of Woodbury and Jericho evacuated, but no injuries were reported, fire marshals said.

The local school nearby – Walt Whitman Elementary – was not affected, but school officials were working with the local police department to coordinate afternoon dismissal, fire marshals said.