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Diesel Spill Near Bellevue Threatens Lake Washington
The Bellevue fire department responded to the diesel spill on Monday night.
NEWCASTLE, WA - A large diesel spill at a gas station along Lake Washington Boulevard happened Monday night, threatening Lake Washington.
The Bellevue fire department was responding to the spill, which was located at a Shell gas station near the intersection of Lake Washington Boulevard and Southeast 64th Street. The spill was reported around 8 p.m. Monday.
Bellevue Fire and Hazmat crews last night worked to mitigate an approx 200 gal diesel fuel spill at gas station on SE 64th & Lake Wash Blvd pic.twitter.com/LOThA74SF3
— Bellevue, Washington (@bellevuewa) April 4, 2017
Bellevue Fire and Hazmat crews are working to mitigate an approx 200 gal diesel fuel spill at a gas station on SE 64th & Lake Wash Blvd pic.twitter.com/vzZuAIOYPs
— Bellevue Fire Dept (@BvueFD) April 4, 2017
A tanker was filling a diesel tank on Monday night when the tank overflowed, according to KOMO News. Crews were working to stop the diesel from spilling into a storm drain that empties into Lake Washington.
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The area where the spill happened is located just south of the Newport Hills area.
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