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Gilmerton Road in Chesapeake reopens after oil spill

An oil spill closed a stretch of Gilmerton Road. Authorities haven't released the cause of the spill.

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — Tuesday afternoon, about a block of Gilmerton Road in Chesapeake had to be closed to traffic because of an oil spill.

Dispatchers got a call about the spill shortly before 2 p.m. and sent police and fire units to the scene. A Chesapeake Fire spokesperson said a clean-up contractor was also sent there.

The road was closed between Oklahoma Drive and Canal Drive. One of Canal Drive's southbound lanes was also shut down to Maywood Drive. 

Just before 5:30 p.m., officials tweeted that the road had reopened. There's still no word yet on what could have caused the spill.

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