The call for mutual aid from Bucks County, PA for additional resources to respond to an overturned gasoline tanker came into Burlington County Central Communications shortly after 12:30 in the afternoon. Central dispatched Burlington County Hazmat 15. This response drew three Hazardous Materials Technicians from Evesham Fire-Rescue who responded with County Hazmat Trailer 2. The county's hazardous materials response team is a regional team comprised of members of multiple county fire departments that responds to emergencies throughout Burlington County and beyond.
A tractor trailer tanker had overturned with a payload of 8700 gallons of gasoline which was leaking. Once on location, members from the county's HAZMAT response team coordinated with Bucks County resources and emergency responders from Rohm & Haas to mitigate the hazard. Evesham's members straddled the gasoline tanker in their protective gear and performed a precise operation called a "hot tap". Crews utilized a pneumatic drill and a hole saw to drill into the side of the gasoline tanker so that it's payload could be off loaded. The lengthy operation took several hours and crews were finally released once the truck was righted. The driver was severely injured in the crash and was transported to a local hospital by Bucks County responders.
