The Philadelphia Office of Emergency Management (OEM) confirmed Monday afternoon that an oil spill occurred on the Schuylkill River. They are currently coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard and the Philadelphia Fire Department on clean up efforts.

What appears to be oil pooling on the east bank of the Schuykill pic.twitter.com/UQ8bTtngHL

— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) January 25, 2016

#2 All downstream notifications have been made and @PhillyH2O intake valves are closed. There are no health concerns. #homeheatingoilspill

— Philadelphia OEM (@PhilaOEM) January 25, 2016

#3 The responsible party has an environmental contractor on site and @uscg is monitoring clean up as Schuylkill is navigable waterway.

— Philadelphia OEM (@PhilaOEM) January 25, 2016

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) said that a 4,200-gallon tank filled with heating oil is responsible for the spill. Officials believe around 200 gallons of red dye fuel leaked from the tank onto the ice of the river. The tank is located near a building on the 2400 Market St. Most of the oil is trapped by the heavy snow, which officials said is making access to the site difficult. 

Generator that leaked oil is attached to this blue aquatic life-themed building on 2400 block of Market St. pic.twitter.com/NlBBCrOLF3

— Max M. Marin (@MaxMMarin) January 25, 2016

Reports of fuel leaking onto the Schuylkill River due to an oil spill surfaced after a development authority alerted river trail users.

Oil can be seen between Chestnut and Market Streets pooling around the east edge of the river. AL DÍA’s Max Marin reported that officials were skimming the surface of the water and that the area a strong smell of oil. CSX trains, which routinely transfer crude oil along the river, were temporarily stopped during the cleanup process Monday. The trains were not affected by the spill.

Officials say that the ice is providing a natural barrier to contain the spill along the river's east bank. Clean up efforts include deploying absorbent materials to mop up the fuel. Vacuum trucks will be used to remove fuel trapped in the ice. Philadelphia's drinking water supply intakes were not affected by the spill, the Water Department said on Twitter.

@bluebees @bikemamadelphia We are aware and reported to @PennsylvaniaDEP . Water is safe as this is below our drinking water intakes.

— Philadelphia Water (@PhillyH2O) January 25, 2016

The Schuykill River trail remains open to pedestrians from the Walnut Street bridge heading south.