Fuel Spill Clean-up Underway in Muskingum County

The Muskingum County Emergency Management Agency says clean-up is underway after a fuel spill.  E-M-A Executive Director Jeff Jadwin says Thursday around 11:00 pm a Marathon Gas pump was struck by a vehicle and a large amount of gasoline leaked out.  The location of the spill was US 40 at Pleasant Grove Road,  Jadwin says some of the fuel leaked into nearby ditches and a pond.  Crews are working Friday morning to clean up the spill.  The Ohio Environment Protection Agency was been called to oversee the clean up.

The Muskingum County Engineer’s Office has closed South Pleasant Grove Road from US 40 to Clay Pike due to the spill clean-up.