Bayonne, NJ - A diesel fuel spill closed the intersection of Route 440 and Pulaski Street in Bayonne from 7 p.m. Monday night to 1 a.m. yesterday morning, police said.
Police and fire officials found a "massive" amount of fuel on the road, making it slippery and impassable.
Fire Chief Gregory Rogers said the fuel went from Pulaski Street onto Route 440 and up the entrance ramp to the Turnpike, with the most significant pooling at the intersection of Pulaski Street and Route 440.
Firefighters initially tried to clean the spill with 300 pounds of Speedy Dry, an oil absorbent, but their supply proved inadequate and the Hudson Regional Health Commission was called in, Rogers said.
Hudson Regional Health notified the state Department of Environmental Protection, which brought in a contractor who used 2,200 pounds of Speedy Dry to absorb the spill, Rogers said.
The Turnpike Authority also contributed sand to help absorb the oil and the Bayonne Municipal Utilities Authority lent a street sweeper.
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