BY IAN CROUCH
Emergency crews are at the scene of a large fuel spill from a truck at Hexham.
Newcastle Fire Command says they were called to the New England Highway just past the Pacific Highway turnoff at about 3.00am today (Friday 17 July, 2026).
A semi-trailer has lost around 200 litres of diesel from a ruptured fuel tank over a 300 metre stretch of road.
Two of three westbound lanes are closed while the clean-up continues.
BY IAN CROUCH
Firefighters have contained a large diesel spill at a Newcastle fuel depot.
Crews from Newcastle and Carrington along with a Hazmat team responded to an automatic fire alarm at the ATOM Fuel Terminal in Elizabeth Street, Carrington just before 2.30am on Thursday.
They used safety retaining booms, pumps and absorbent to contain an 8,500 litre diesel spill to a gantry on the site.
Newcastle Fire Command says none of the fuel entered local waterways or the drainage system, however the EPA has been notified.
The operation wrapped up just after 4.00am.
