Diesel fuel spill briefly disrupts busy intersection in Conyers
Crews cleaned up approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel that spilled onto a busy Rockdale County intersection early Wednesday morning.
The hazardous material spilled along Ga. 138 at Sigman Road just before 5 a.m., according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The intersection was shut down for just over two hours at the top of the morning commute. Just before 8 a.m., traffic was once again moving through the intersection.
The fuel spilled after a crash, according to the WSB 24-hour Traffic Center.
No details about the incident have been released by police.
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