275 Gallons of Cooking Oil Spill on Route 8

Route 8 North was closed in Waterbury early Friday morning after hundreds of gallons of cooking oil fell off a truck.

State police said 275 gallons of oil fell off the truck near exit 30 around 2 a.m. and the driver kept going, unaware that the oil fell off.

Crews from the state Department of Transportation and firefighters cleared the scene after the oil spill.

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