Firefighters responded quickly to contain a diesel fuel spill Tuesday afternoon at a Santa Fe Allsup’s convenience store and gas station.
At about 1:35 p.m., a fuel truck driver reported a leak from his truck at the station at 1899 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe Fire Department Battalion Chief Freddie Martinez said.
“Our response was very rapid,” Martinez said, noting the department has a station nearby on Cerrillos Road. Hazmat teams were able to contain the leak from the truck to between 50 and 70 gallons.
“It’s pretty big, actually, for a diesel spill,” Martinez said. The leak was initially thought to be coming from the truck’s storage tank, but it was discovered that the truck’s own fuel tank had been punctured when the driver drove over a metal panel at the station that popped up and hit the tank, Martinez said.
The spill was contained to the parking lot of the gas station. No injuries were reported.