A major intersection in Sturgeon Bay was affected by an oil spill Thursday morning. Fire Chief Tim Herlache says fire crews were paged out at about 10:17AM…
Chief Herlache explains why the material took longer than normal to clean up…
Herlache says, based on past experiences, the City of Sturgeon Bay experiences at least one large scale oil spills each year…
Because of the slippery nature of the material on the roadway, there was concern about possible accidents, especially on the off-ramp into Sturgeon Bay, but none were recorded. Besides the Sturgeon Bay Fire Department, Sturgeon Bay Police, the city street department, a county highway department crew and an ambulance participated in the cleanup. The eastbound lane of traffic on the highway was closed for a time. Traffic was flowing on the stretch of roadway near the highway and County S shortly before 3:30PM Thursday.
