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Thousands Of Gallons Of Heating Oil Spilled After Tanker Rolls Over On Route 1
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
4
First seen
Oct 26, 8:21 PM EDT
updated Oct 26, 9:16 PM EDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC), WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX) and 2 others, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
Route 1 south reopened in Danvers after an overturned oil tanker shut down traffic, WBTS-CD reported. The rollover spilled thousands of gallons of heating oil, according to WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC).
Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 3, Oct 27, 8:07 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Route 1 south reopens after oil tanker rollover in Danvers · WBTS-CD
- Oil tanker flips over, shutting down Route 1 south in Danvers · WHDH
- Overturned oil tanker shuts down traffic on Route One in Danvers · WFXT (Boston 25 News FOX)
- Thousands of gallons of heating oil spilled after tanker rolls over on Route 1 · WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.
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