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12,000-Gallon Gasoline Tanker Overturns in The Bronx

By DNAinfo Staff on April 7, 2012 3:33pm  | Updated on April 7, 2012 3:43pm

A 12,000 gallon gas tanker overturned in the Bronx on April 7, 2012.
A 12,000 gallon gas tanker overturned in the Bronx on April 7, 2012.
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DNAinfo/Jesse Lent

By Jesse Lent

Special to DNAinfo

THE BRONX - A gasoline tanker overturned in the Bronx Saturday morning, leaking fuel and snarling traffic, authorities said.

The 12,000-gallon tanker toppled on the west-bound Bruckner Expressway near the Cross Bronx Expressway around 11:30 a.m.

There was no fire, but FDNY pumped foam on the truck and spillage to prevent explosion a spokesman said.

The company that owns the tanker was sending a second tanker to the scene Saturday afternoon to offload the gasoline.