BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Hundreds of homes in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, are being evacuated after a gasoline tanker carrying about 6,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel overturned early Thursday, according to police.
Police evacuated residences within a 1,000 foot radius of the overturned truck through reverse 911 calls and officers going door-to-door. The truck driver was transported to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries, according to police.
Police said the events leading up to the accident are still under investigation. Clean up will continue throughout the day. The American Red Cross Greater Pennsylvania Region confirmed they are responding to a"significant fuel oil spill affecting hundreds of homes" in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
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