On January 12, 2012, fire officials were called to the area around the Black Horse Pike in Lakeland, New Jersey, to investigate a fuel smell that was reported in the area, the Courier Post Online reported.
A noticeable oily sheen was immediately recognized upon arriving at the scene.
Approximately 25,000 gallons of diesel fuel had spilled from a New Jersey Transit facility in Washington Township overnight and has spread through the soil to surrounding lakes, a Camden County official later said.
Hazmat teams were immediately deployed to try and contain the leak. Officials were working to boom the water in attempts to stop the further pollution of the environment.
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