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Road debris is being blamed for a fuel spill that closed down northbound Interstate 15 in the Midvale area for much of Thursday afternoon.
Utah Highway Patrol Sgt. Todd Royce said the spill, estimated at 50-60 gallons, came from a semi-trailer rig's side fuel tank. The tank was punctured when the big rig struck a bed box spring that had fallen onto the roadway near 7200 South.
Hazmat crews were called to the scene.
Traffic was impacted until about 4 p.m..
Royce said the diesel fuel made for a particularly dangerous situation, since it renders asphalt road surfaces especially slippery. "We want to make sure we don't have any secondary accidents as a result," he said.
No injuries were reported.
The source of the box spring was under investigation.
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