State officials are responding to Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks after jet fuel spilled from a pipeline Wednesday, according to the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
The section of pipeline in question about half a mile long and runs from a bulk storage fuel terminal to a loading rack at the airport, DEEP officials said. It's not clear what caused the fuel to seep out.
Authorities said said about 2,500 gallons of fuel filled a valve pit on Schoephoester Road, causing the pit to overflow.
Most of the fuel was contained in the valve pit, but some bubbled up over the pavement and flowed along the curb for about an eighth of a mile.
No waterways or catch basins were affected, according to the DEEP.
The westbound lanes of Schoephoester Road are closed while emergency crews respond. State police are rerouting traffic to and from the airport, according to Bradley officials.
Aircraft Services International Group, which leases the pipeline, is bringing in an environmental contractor to recover the spilled fuel and clean the area with help from DEEP, authorities said.
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According to DEEP, the liquid fuel will be pumped from the pit and the street will be cleaned.
Crews will then check to see if soil between the valve pit and the street has been contaminated, DEEP said. The amount of possible contamination is unknown.
Airport officials said no flights are affected.
