A Photo Gallery: Crews work to right tractor-trailer in turnover
Shawn Cunningham | May 16, 2014 | Comments 1
All photos by Shawn Cunningham. On the Cover: Damage is evident after the tractor-trailer was righted Friday evening.
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We’ve updated the gallery with photos of crews righting the tractor-trailer Friday evening. Click a photo to launch gallery.
- Chester Firefighters secure the area early Friday morning following a gas tanker accident on Route 11.
- The driver was not injured, but the some of the gas began leaking into the yard of the white house in which the tractor-trailer landed.
- Crews lay booms near the Williams River to prevent gas from reaching the river.
- Firefighters from all over and in all states of readiness flocked to the site to help out early Friday morning.
- Emergency personnel lined up at the site of the overturned trailer and the spill on Route 11.
- More fire crews head to the overturned truck with foam and other equipment.
- Far left an insurance agent speaks with P&H president Gene Pushee, far right in blue T-shirt, and driver Ron Drown, in yellow T-shirt.
- Reed Wreckers line up waiting to turn the tractor trailer cab and tank upright.
- Driver Ron Drown walks near the tractor-trailer that will be used to offload the gas from his overturned truck.
- Chester firefighters prerare foam for fire suppression.
- Fire suppression foam is sprayed on the gas tank before the gasoline is offloaded.
- An empty tanker is brought in to offload the remaining gasoline from the overturned tanker.
- A decontamination tub is put to good use by firefighters coming away from the spill.
- After emptying the tanker-truck, wreckers came in to hoist it upright early Friday evening.
- It was slow going.
- And it took a lot more effort …
- Once it was upright, the damage …
- was obvious.
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