SYRACUSE, Ind. (WOWO): The Turkey Creek Fire Department responded to a fuel oil spill on Hatchery Road in Syracuse, flowing into Lake Wawasee last week, according to local reports.

Center for Lakes & Streams, Kosciusko County Emergency Management, The Department of Natural Resources and Indiana Department of Environmental Management officials visited the spill site to assess the situation. According to IDEM, a 250-gallon underground fuel oil tank was punctured during the demolition of a condemned building, causing fuel oil to leak into a channel flowing into the lake.

As much as 200 to 250 gallons of fuel oil may have spilled into the lake; however, due to the nature of the spill, the exact quantity of fuel that spilled into Lake Wawasee cannot be confirmed.

Absorbent pads on the channel banks and absorbent booms in the channel were deployed at the spill site to help contain the spill.