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Clearing of overturned tanker in Irmo likely an 'all-day process' officials say

Drivers are urged to avoid the area of Nursery Road and Fork Avenue due to an overturned fuel tanker that likely won't be removed for many hours.

IRMO, S.C. — Fire crews have been working for hours to clear an overturned fuel tanker from a Lexington County Road following an accident on Friday.

Crews from Irmo along with additional firefighters from Lexington County and Columbia were called to the intersection of Nursery Road and Fork Avenue on Friday morning to the reported fuel tanker incident and a spill.

Early on, fire officials said that the spill had been contained, however, as of 2:20 p.m., crews were still working to remove the truck from the roadway. Irmo Fire described clearing the road as an 'all-day process'.

As such, authorities such as Irmo Police are urging drives to find alternate routes.

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