The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is in the process of cleaning up a gasoline and diesel spill in the Town of Crawford after a tanker truck overturned on March 10.

A westbound tanker truck transporting petroleum lost control and overturned on Route 17K, spilling about 9,300 gallons of gasoline and diesel onto the roadway and surrounding area, according to the DEC.

On the first day of the spill, the DEC, the New York State (NYS) Department of Transportation, the NYS Office of Emergency Management, the NYS Police, the NYS Office of Fire Prevention and Control, Orange County, the Bullville Fire Department and other local responders arrived on scene to ensure the area was secure for the safety of the community and to start the cleanup.

The DEC has contracted two agencies to conduct cleanup. The contractors have installed measures to contain and remove the spill and have begun to excavate contaminated soils. The Town of Crawford building inspector and DEC have visited the site everyday to oversee the cleanup.