LOOK: Tanker Overturns at Port Everglades Leading to Fuel Spill

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)  Crews are cleaning up after a tanker truck loaded with gasoline and diesel fuel flipped over at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale.

Broward Sheriff's officials tweeted that more than 8,000 gallons of fuel leaked from the truck when it turned over late Thursday night. Fire crews laid down foam to soak up the spill.

The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries and was taken to a hospital and while there are no other injuries reported, there are several problems around the port as a result of the spill, with some of the fuel going into the waterways.

Video footage showed the foam over a large area at the port. U.S. Coast Guard boats and equipment are being used to help to absorb fuel in the water.

As a result of the spill, Terminal 18 is closed, causing the Celebrity Equinox cruise ship to dock at Terminal 25 on Friday morning. Officials say anyone coming to the port should use the Interstate 595 entrance.


(Photo credit: NBC Miami)


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