Semitrailer leaks 100 gallons of fuel after driver tries to repair slow leak with duct tape
LIVINGSTON, Mont. – Maybe duct tape doesn’t fix everything.
Officials in southern Montana say a Canadian truck driver found that out the hard way when he tried to stop a fuel tank leak with the all-purpose tape before going to sleep at a truck stop near Livingston.
The Livingston Enterprise reports a truck stop employee called Park County firefighters at about 3 a.m. Thursday to report the leak.
Fire Chief Dann Babcox estimates about 100 gallons of diesel fuel leaked from the tractor-trailer onto the ground.
The truck driver works for a company based in Saskatchewan.
He says he thought he might have hit something on Interstate 90, but when he stopped at the time, he didn’t notice any damage.
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Information from: Livingston Enterprise, http://www.livingstonenterprise.com
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