Mysterious Substance at Airport Identified as Jet Fuel

May 3, 2017
A substance leaking at Milwaukee's Mitchell International airport has been identified as jet fuel coming from a failed valve on an underground line. The fuel hydrant has been shut off and the leak has been stopped.

MILWAUKEE —The substance leaking at Milwaukee's Mitchell International airport has been identified as jet fuel coming from a failed valve on an underground line.

Airport spokesman Harold Mester released a statement Tuesday morning that said a valve failed near Gate E69. The fuel hydrant has been shut off and the leak has been stopped.

Water containment booms were spotted in a culvert across the street from the airport, a sign that crews expanded their attempts to contain the jet fuel from spreading.

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