Today at 12:25 pm Company 34 along with Rescue 36-1 (West Hanover Township) were dispatched to an accident w/ injuires in the area of mile marker 72.2 on Interstate 81. Engine 34-1 went enroute with 6 followed by Utility 34. While enroute county advised that they were recieving calls of a tractor trailer off the road with possible injuries. Engine 34-1 and the Utility arrived confirmed reports that a tractor trailer was off the road with two ruptured fuel tanks spilling into a creek. The crew split up with half trying to control the hazmat situation while the other half disconnected the battery and then assisted with fluid control. We cleared the scene after about 2 hours.
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