On Wednesday at 5:35pm the Elwood Fire Company responded to a report of a fuel oil spill at Elwood/Weymouth rd and Reading ave. On arrival Engine 16-3 found fuel oil spilled on the roadway in the north bound lane of Elwood/Weymouth rd all the way out to 322. They also found fuel spilled east down Reading to a junk yard off of Reading Ave.

E-16-3, R-16-4 and Support 16-1 assisted Mullica Police with traffic and also provided lighting for over 5 hours while the Twp, County and State agencies preformed clean up.

A flat bed truck carrying a large oil tank that was leaking was found to be the cause.