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Dublin Airport to investigate oil spill

Dublin Airport - Fuel tanker overturned
Dublin Airport - Fuel tanker overturned

Dublin Airport is to investigate how a fuel tanker carrying up to 40,000 litres of aviation fuel overturned at the airport today.

Several hundred litres of the fuel spilled when the Exxon Mobil tanker overturned on the apron at the airport this morning.

A spokesperson for the airport said that a rescue team was sent immediately to remove the driver from the tanker.

The tanker has been uprighted and fuel cleared up. There was no disruption to flights and no one was hurt in the incident.