Crews cleaning fuel spill at Billy Bishop Airport

Photo shows fire crews at the scene of a fuel spill at Billy Bishop Airport on Sat. May 30, 2026. (TFS)

By Denio Lourenco

Posted May 30, 2026 5:48 pm.

Fire crews were called to Billy Bishop Airport on Saturday afternoon for reports of a fuel spill.

When crews arrived at the scene, they found a truck flipped on its side.

“Crews stopped the leak and implemented containment measures,” Toronto Fire Services wrote in a social media post shared just before 5:30 p.m. “HazMat teams are coordinating capture and removal of the contained fuel.”

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