Wis. Firefighters Respond to Fuel Spill Near Airport

Jan. 23--Milwaukee firefighters are responding to a diesel fuel spill that's leaking into the creek near the Mitchell International Airport.

Hazmat teams and other units from the Milwaukee Fire Department responded to the incident at S. 1st St. and W. Layton Ave. at 11:23 a.m. Monday after an off-duty firefighter called.

Sources said the fuel is believed to be leaking from the airport grounds. Fire chiefs are working with airport officials to determine exactly where the leak is coming from.

No further details were immediately available.

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