Fuel truck overturns, spills gas over tarmac at Palm Beach International Airport

By Devoun Cetoute

Updated December 30, 2019 5:53 PM

A fuel truck overturned and spilled fuel on the Palm Beach International Airport tarmac. Palm Beach Fire Rescue responded to the scene and began cleanup as aircraft were redirected away from the spill. Palm Beach County Fire Rescue

Travelers at Palm Beach International Airport were slightly delayed Saturday when a fuel truck overturned.

Just before 1:30 p.m., Palm Beach County Fire Rescue tweeted they were working on the fuel truck spill.

Firefighters stabilized the truck and then offloaded the fuel before righting the truck. There were no injuries and aircraft activity was redirected away from the spill.

Fire rescue did not say what caused the spill.

.@PBCFR on location of a fuel truck on its side at PBIA. #Firefighters are working on stabilization of the truck and then will begin offloading the fuel before a wrecker is brought in to right the truck. Aircraft activity has been redirected away from the site for safety. pic.twitter.com/eBdmZED0Sx
— PBC Fire Rescue (@PBCFR) December 28, 2019

This story was originally published December 28, 2019 at 8:49 PM.

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Miami Herald Cops and Breaking News Reporter Devoun Cetoute covers a plethora of Florida topics, from breaking news to crime patterns. He was on the breaking news team that won a Pulitzer Prize in 2022. He’s a graduate of the University of Florida, born and raised in Miami-Dade. Theme parks, movies and cars are on his mind in and out of the office.

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