On April 13th just after 5p.m. Mt. Penn and Lower Alsace were dispatched to the Turkey Hill at 2450 Perkiomen Ave. in the boro for a haz-mat reported as a gas pump struck. This is the third call there since mid January with one being a dumpster fire and the other a vehicle through the front store window. Chief 1 (Waldman) arrived and quickly reduced the call to Rescue 1 only. A vehicle had struck and severely damaged one of the fuel pumps and then left the scene. Fortunately the automatic shutoffs worked exactly as designed so only about 1 gallon of fuel was spilled from the pumps. Crews contained the fuel and secured the power to the pump and returned to station within 20 minutes.
