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The driver of the tanker that crashed in Rockville Centre on Feb. 16, who was identified as Emanual Thornton, of Bay Shore, told police he crashed after swerving out of the way of another car.

Details emerge over tanker crash in Rockville Centre

The driver of the tanker truck that flipped, crashed into a building and caused a massive fire on Feb. 16 told police that the accident happened after he swerved to avoid a car, according to a police report obtained by the Herald. more

By Mike Smollins | 3/3/22

A fuel tanker crashed into a building, overturned and exploded, leading to a fire on Wednesday morning in Rockville Centre.

Clean up continues in Rockville Centre after tanker crash injures four

Cleanup crews were still at work in Rockville Centre on Wednesday, one week after a 12,000-gallon tanker truck crashed into a vacant building early in the morning of Feb. 16. In addition to the truck driver, three firefighters more

By Mike Smollins | 2/16/22

Multiple fire departments responded to an early morning tanker fire on Barnum Island on Feb. 23

Departments respond to early morning Barnum Island tanker fire

Multiple fire departments responded to an early morning tanker fire on Barnum Island, according to social media reports from the Island Park and Long Beach Fire departments. No injuries were … more

By Peter Belfiore | 2/23/18

Christopher O’Brien, who served as Bellmore’s chief last year, directed operations while firefighters extinguished a blaze on Belmill Road in November 2013.

Bellmore fire chief receives state honor

When Christopher O’Brien was driving on Sunrise Highway with other local firefighters just before midnight on Dec. 17, 2013, he spotted a sight that he said he would never forget. A massive fire … more

By Julie Mansmann | 7/16/14

The Nassau County Fire Commission presented a Unit Citation to the Bellmore Fire Department at an April 30 ceremony.

County honors Bellmore Fire Department

Bellmore Fire Department volunteers were recently honored for their role in extinguishing an out-of-control blaze that erupted on Sunrise Highway after a gasoline tanker crashed in December. more

By Julie Mansmann | 5/28/14

Firefighters needed 90 minutes to extinguish a fire that started when a tanker truck overturned on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore late on Dec. 17.

Tanker bursts into flames on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore

A tanker truck overturned on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore late Tuesday night, causing a fuel spill that erupted in flames. Officials estimate that 3,000 to 7,000 gallons of fuel escaped from the tanker, which flipped on its side just before midnight.    more

By Julie Mansmann | 12/18/13

DEC tests Woodmere gas spill soil

Nearly a foot of soil contaminated by oil spilled on Peninsula Boulevard between Lafayette Drive and Saddle Ridge Road in Woodmere during the July 22 crash of a gasoline tanker was excavated on July 29 and 30. more

Lori Gross | 8/4/10

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