3-14-06 Laurel Hill Fire Co.

On March 14, 2006 Laurel Hill Fire Co. Responded to an Oil spill from a home heating truck on Route 12 in the area of the Norwich State Hospital. On arrival it was determined the truck was carrying Kerosene and motor oil was leaking from the engine block. Route 12 had an oil slick from Route 12 and 2A North to Hillcrest Dr. in Norwich covering about a 1/2 mile. Route 12 was closed for approximately 2.5 hours while firefighters and DEP contained the spill and cleaned up.