Atlanta intersection reopens after gas spill

By Christian Boone

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A major northwest Atlanta intersection reopened early Tuesday, 12 hours after a gasoline tanker truck overturned.

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Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com Atlanta Fire and Rescue units shut down Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway at Fulton Industrial Boulevard as they work the scene of an overturned gasoline tanker.

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Curtis Compton, ccompton@ajc.com A Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport crash truck works the scene of a fuel spill at the intersection of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway at Atlanta Industrial Parkway where a gasoline tanker overturned on Monday.

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An overturned tanker carrying 7,400 gallons of gas tipped over a little after 6:30 p.m. Monday at the intersection of Fulton Industrial Boulevard and Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway in northwest Atlanta, causing limited spillage, said Chris Wessels, an assistant chief with Atlanta Fire and Rescue.

The intersection was closed through the night as crews worked to clean up the spill and offload the remaining gas from the overturned truck. It reopened around 6:30 a.m.

No one was injured.

Staff photographer Curtis Compton and staff writer Mike Morris  contributed to this report