UPDATE: Small amounts of liquid fuel leaked from toppled tank- Fire Chief
Mr McLean noted, however, that there were the expected high risks and obvious dangers, but both the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services coordinated efforts and “applied skills to reduce the considerable risks in the quickest and safest manner possible.”
The incident took place sometime around 6pm, forcing authorities to redirect traffic heading east up Fort Hill from the Purcell Roundabout in Purcell.
Mr McLean also told Virgin Islands News Online that “a very small amount [of liquid fuel] leaked out. It was quickly and easily covered with absorbent material.”
“We worked with the police to cordon off the area. The substance involved was liquid fuel. Officers remained on standby for safety precautions just in case. There was understandably a high level of anxiety, but there were no injuries,” Mr McLean stated.
See previous story published May 11, 2016
Fuel truck topples; forces road closure in Baughers Bay
A truck and trailer unit transporting a gas container toppled in Baughers Bay this afternoon May 11, 2016 causing the road there in the vicinity of Domino’s Gas Station to be closed to traffic.
From the Port Purcell Roundabout, traffic was being diverted up Fort Hill. From all reports and indication on the ground, no one was injured as a result of the accident.
It is not clear how the truck and trailer unit toppled but our newsroom learned that it happened sometime around 6:00 PM.
Police and fighters are on the scene.
Efforts to reach Chief Fire Officer Zebalon A. McLean up to post time proved futile.
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