VIDEOS/PHOTOS: A large plume of smoke covered Interstate 270 in northeast Columbus after a tanker carrying thousands of gallons of oil overturned and caught fire. A police dispatcher said that a semi carrying fuel overturned on the ramp from I-270 South to State Route 161 East just before 1:45 p.m. and caught fire.
The driver of the tanker was taken to Riverside Hospital and is in stable condition. A spokesperson with the Columbus Division of Fire said the tanker was carrying 8,500 gallons of fuel. โAt that point, it turns into a Hazmat run with a fire and our crews began to work on that scene,โ Columbus Division of Fire Battalion Chief Jeffrey Geitter said. In addition to Columbus fire, Franklin Township fire was called in to use that departmentโs foam truck, and Port Columbus/John Glenn fire also responded.
