Large diesel spill tackled by emergency services

Devon and Somerset Fire Service was called out to Lockyers Quay in Plymouth

About 500 litres (110 gallons) of diesel spilled onto a road in Plymouth from a tanker which had been punctured.

Devon and Somerset Fire Service said it was called out at 18:15 BST on Sunday to reports of the spillage on Lockyers Quay.

It said a crew from Greenbank managed to contain the leak with assistance at the scene coming from Cornwall Fire Service, South West Water (SWW) and Plymouth City Council.

A statement from firefighters added about 250 litres (55 gallons) of diesel had entered a nearby sewer network, but risk assessments done by SWW deemed the amounts to be of low risk.

A spokesperson for SWW said the fuel had got into a sewer which flows to the Plymouth Sewage Treatment Works (STW).

"The fuel was safely managed through our normal treatment processes at Central STW, with no impact on operations," the spokesperson added.