Hydraulic fluid spilled along the river bank in Lower Burrell outside of the Braeburn Alloy Steel Plant around 3 p.m. Chief Brennan Sites of the Lower Burrell Volunteer Fire Company #3 said they were not sure how much fluid spilled out but the Westmoreland County Hazmat Team was called in and they were able to contain the spill.

Water rescue crews and first responders were on the scene Monday afternoon following an oil spill at a plant in Lower Burrell, Westmoreland County.

Hydraulic fluid spilled from Braeburn Alloy Steel Mill into the Allegheny River; containment efforts successful.

While officials are unsure how much fluid spilled into the Allegheny River in Lower Burrell, they have said that it is contained.

A leak at a steel plant sent hydraulic fluid into the Allegheny River on Monday. The incident happened at Braeburn Alloy Stell in Lower Burrell around 3 p.m. The local fire chief says the leak extended for almost two miles before it was contained.