pAt approximately 715 AM Talbot Center dispatched Station 60 Easton and Paramedic 90 for a motor vehicle collision reported with rollover on Ocean Gateway Route 50 in the area of Airport Road. Chief 60 J. McNeal arrived on location reported one tractor-trailer overturned and established quotOcean Gatewayquot Command.nbspbr br After further investigation Command advised all responding units that the truck was carrying 7000 gallons of gasoline and there was smoke coming from the tractor. At this time Command requested the Talbot County Pump-Off Trailer Station 50 Cordova and MDE be added to the Rescue Box. Crews arrived and quickly applied foam to the tractor extinguishing the small fire and started containing the gasoline leaking from the trailer. MDE arrived and pumped the remainder of the gasoline from the trailer however approximately 3200 gallons had leaked into the ground. It was later determined that the front pot of the tank had ruptured at the time of the collision.nbspbr br Equipment from Station 80 Queen Anne-Hillsboro Station 40 St. Michaels and Canteen 4 Ridgely also provided assistance at the scene. The driver of the truck was transported to the Memorial Hospital at Easton with minor injuries and later returned to the scene. Ocean Gateway remained closed to all traffic in both directions until approximately 330 PM.br br Units on scene Chief 60 Chief 61 Rescue 61 Engine 64 Engine 67 Engine 68 Tanker 61 Engine 51 Tanker 53 Engine 85 Engine 48 Paramedic 90 Canteen 4 MSP Talbot Sheriffs Dept Easton PD State Highway and MDEnbspbr nbsppdivStory and photos by Bruce Secrist Fire in the Hole photographynbspdivpbr nbspppnbspp
