Gas Tank Overturns In Keys, Approx. 2600 Gallons Of Gasoline In Florida Bay

Hazmat crews are dealing with a fuel spill in the Florida Keys.  

A gas tanker overturned Monday morning around 6:30a.m. on U.S. Route 1 at mile marker 70. 

Monroe County Sheriff's Office deputies say the tanker went off the road and into mangroves.

Officials say about 2,600 gallons of gasoline poured into Florida Bay as a result of the spill.  

Fire Rescue crews "applied foam to mitigate any ignition potential and placed a spill boom in the mangroves to try to minimize runoff," authorities say.

The truck driver has minor injuries, and the FHP is investigating the cause of the crash.


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