Johns Hopkins’ 5,000-gallon fuel spill never should have happened

Johns Hopkins’ 5,000-gallon fuel spill never should have happened

When a fuel delivery company showed up to Johns Hopkins Hospital last Wednesday morning with thousands of gallons of diesel for backup generators, it quickly found itself in trouble.

Water quality improving following fuel spill in Harbor East

One week ago a fuel spill in Harbor East turned into a major cleanup effort. Authorities first thought 200 gallons of fuel had spilled. That quickly grew to 2,000, then to 5,000 gallons. The fuel overflowed from diesel tanks belonging to a third-party vendor for Johns Hopkins Hospital. Adam Lindquist with Waterfront Partnership of Baltimore was surveying the water quality Tuesday and is happy to report the Harbor is looking much better. “Diesel …