A "significant" amount of airline fuel spilled at Bradley International Airport after a fueling tanker was struck by another vehicle at the gate, according to the state Department of Emergency Protection and the Connecticut Airport Authority.
Airport Authority Executive Director and CEO Kevin Dillon said the tanker was struck at Gate 29 around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday.
According to the DEEP, well over 50 gallons of airline fuel spilled when the tank ruptured.
The Bradley Airport Fire Department, Airport Operations Center, DEEP and fueling company were called to the scene. Dillon said the fueling company is responsible for cleaning up the spill.
No flight delays are expected as a result. Dillon said the situation is being treated as accidental.
