A front end loader from Lehigh Anthracite Coal cleans up a portion of the northbound lane of Route 209 in Lansford Tuesday morning after one of the company's dump trucks spilled coal shortly after 11 o'clock. A small section of the highway was closed for about 90

minutes, between East Ridge Street in Coaldale and Parkway Road in Lansford. Fire police from Coaldale, Lansford and Summit Hill detoured traffic around the site. Following the incident, the truck was inspected and the driver questioned by Lansford police and state police from Lehighton. It is unknown if any citations were issued. A crew from the Lehighton office of PennDOT also wasdispatched to the scene. Jack Soberick, officer in charge of the Lansford Police Department, is the investigating officer.