Oil spill causes traffic chaos
Dousing flames is only part of the job description for Nanaimo Fire Rescue.
On Monday, crews responded to a fuel spill after a delivery truck lost a load of granite slabs which hit the truck’s fuel tanks.
Nanaimo Fire Rescue assistant chief Martin Drakely says crews absorbed the up to 380 litres of diesel which leaked onto Northfield Road.
“So they had to move quickly to contain it before more of it got into the environment…it was all accessible, crews managed to contain it,” said Drakely.