Fuel Oil Leak in Morse Township

MORSE TOWNSHIP, Minn. – Approximately 500-1000 gallons of fuel oil leaked from a fuel oil storage facility in Morse Township on Thursday.

According to a press release, around 12:43 p.m. on Jan. 9, 2025, the Morse Township Fire Department responded to a report of a fuel leak on private property on the city limits of Ely.

The fuel was contained in a bermed depression area underneath the bulk storage tanks. It’s suspected that the storage tanks may have been overfilled.

The MN Pollution Control Agency and the Environmental Protection Agency are working with the property owner to clean-up the fuel leak.

There was no danger to the public or passing traffic on Voyageur Highway due to the leak.