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A Friday morning crash in Plainfield between two semi-trailer trucks caused gasoline to spill onto the road.
At 4:16 a.m., the Plainfield Fire Protection District responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident on southbound Interstate 55 at mile marker 260.
Upon arrival, crews found that a semi-trailer truck that was traveling north had lost control and went over the center median wall, striking another semi-trailer truck traveling south, the fire district said in a news release.
The semi-trailer truck traveling south was hauling gasoline. It sustained substantial damage to its trailer, causing more than 1,000 gallons of gasoline to be spilled, according to the release.
Several other vehicles also were involved in the accident, and Plainfield crews were assisted at the scene by Bolingbrook Fire Department personnel.
Three patients where taken to area hospitals with injuries that were not life-threatening, according to the release.
The initial spill was isolated by responding personnel, and a cleanup company was brought to the scene for final cleanup, but the Will County Emergency Management Agency and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency where notified, according to the release.