Officials from the Iowa Department of Natural Resources were notified of a major fuel spill that occurred late last week at an ag supply business in Hardin County.

On Friday morning, the DNR was contacted by an employee of Ag-vantage Farm Supply in Eldora who indicated that about 7,500 gallons of unleaded gasoline had leaked from a self-fueling station in the community. Fumes from the spill forced the closure of a nearby bank for the entire day on Friday.

The DNR spent most of the day on site monitoring the situation, with additional assistance being provided by Hardin County Emergency Management personnel and current Ag-vantage staff members.

Contractors started removing concrete from the site Friday afternoon in an effort to determine that exact cause of the leak and the total amount of fuel spilled.

The DNR further indicated that any contaminated soil will be excavated and taken to the landfill in Hardin County for proper disposal.