BALTIMORE, Md. (WDCW) – Emergency crews in Baltimore are working to clean up roughly 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel that leaked into the harbor on Wednesday.

Maryland officials said the spill started around 11 a.m., when fuel began leaking from the Johns Hopkins Hospital's facility in East Baltimore.

Nearly two hours later, the Baltimore City Fire Department was dispatched to a marina in Harbor East. While investigating the spill, officials learned that the fuel began leaking into the marina from the facility, which was about 1.3 miles away.

As of Wednesday afternoon, the spill was contained in the marina at the South Central Avenue Bridge.

The Maryland Department of the Environment said the water affected by the spill had been tinged red because of the dye in the oil. Officials added th

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