MENIFEE (CNS) - A breached fuel tank on a big rig caused a sizable
diesel spill on a Menifee street today, prompting a hazardous materials cleanup
and partial road closure.The spill was reported at 4:45 p.m. in the 27900 block of Menifee
Road, near Shadel Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department.The agency said several engine crews and a hazmat unit were sent to
the location and encountered 50 to 75 gallons of diesel from the stalled truck
leaked onto the road and shoulder of northbound lanes.It was unclear whether any of the petrol seeped into storm drains, and
there was no word on how the saddle tank ruptured.No one was injured.Crews immediately initiated a clean-up, requesting assistance from the
Menifee Department of Public Works, according to
