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Operator Brian Muffley and Swamper Lucio Munoz suction up residual fuel that leaked into Fountain Creek after a fuel tanker-truck crash at Motor City Drive on Friday, August 26, 2016.A fuel tanker-truck crash in south Colorado Springs early Friday allowed thousands of gallons of gasoline to spill into a nearby creek, killing a slew of resident fish.
The spill occurred at about 4 a.m. when a truck hit a parked vehicle on Motor City Drive and rolled onto its side, leaking roughly 8,000 gallons of fuel. Officials believe most of the gasoline — although it’s not known exactly how much — spilled into the street’s drainage system, which feeds into Fountain Creek, according to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.
City and county officials are urging residents and their pets to keep out of the creek following the spill.
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