An oil spill closed a long stretch of 10th Street on the west side of Indianapolis Thursday night.

SPEEDWAY, Ind. (WTHR) - An oil spill closed a long stretch of 10th Street on the west side of Indianapolis Thursday night.

Speedway police reported the spill around 2:45 p.m. Thursday. The spill covered the eastbound lanes of W. 10th Street from Interstate 465 to Holt Road, a distance of nearly five miles.

Firefighters from Speedway and Wayne Township worked to contain the spill, which included pouring a drying agent on the roadway to absorb the oil.

Crews starting the absorption & containment process. This will be an extended operation. @SPEEDWAYFIRE @SpeedwayPD pic.twitter.com/VQCQZ1b1wu — Wayne Twp Fire Dept (@Waynetwpfire) October 5, 2017

Wayne Township firefighters say a tanker truck filled with used oil sprung a leak on 10th Street. The spill caused long backups of traffic as crews tried to contain the spill.