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It's likely to become a popular topic of discussion for the near future.

An accident this morning in Cumberland County is causing headaches along the Carlisle Pike. Around 9:15am a dump truck and a tanker truck carrying fuel collided in front of the Cumberland Valley School District Complex. As a precaution, the district's administration building was evacuated, but students at the high school are not in any danger. Classes are going on as scheduled, but there will be no outdoor activity.

According to John Bruetsch, the Cumberland County Public Information Officer, the tanker was carrying 8,000 gallons of fuel. At this time they are not sure how much of it spilled into a nearby storm drain. Both hazmat crews and members of the Department of Environmental Protection are at the scene to do soil samples and water testing.

The Carlisle Pike is closed from Rich Valley Road to Locust Point. Cleanup is expected to last several hours.