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Tractor trailer jack-knifes leaving Route 19 Southbound traffic diverted

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FAYETTE COUNTY -

A tractor trailer jack-knifed heading northbound on Route 19 Sunday morning in Fayette County.

No one was hurt but traffic heading north was diverted a half mile away.

"It could have got pretty bad with the fuel tank leaking if we had had a spark or something around. But we contained the fuel spill when we got on the scene and Evergreen showed up and took care of the rest, took the fuel off the truck," said Captain David Smith of Mount Hope Fire Department.

It was a few hours before the northbound lane of Route 19 reopened.