TANKER TRUCK OVERTURNS IN GENESEE COUNTY, HOMES EVACUATED (New York) Updated: 5/4/2004 10:34:16 AM
A tanker truck overturned Monday evening in Genesee County forcing officials to evacuate homes near Colby and Sumner Roads in the Town of Darien...
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Fire Crews Called out to Contain Fertilizer Leak (I 10 Canifornia)The Desert Sun May 4th, 2004
A trailer leaking fertilizer at a truck stop near Interstate 10 prompted authorities to call out a hazardous materials team.
The daylong effort to isolate and clean the spill caused a stir at the Flying J truck stop in Thousand Palms and upset the driver who worried he wouldn’t get the fertilizer to its destination on time.
Driver Carlos Aguilar, who was hauling the fertilizer from Texas to Fresno, said he thought the commotion was a bit much for a spill that consisted of about 20 gallons of fertilizer….
Authorities believe Aguilar first noticed the spill as early as 8 a.m. Monday morning, but firefighters weren’t called until around 11:30 a.m., said Jerry Hendershot, a battalion chief with the Riverside County Fire Department/California Department of Forestry.
Hendershot said the truck contained about 40,000 pounds of liquid fertilizer that, if allowed to dry, could become flammable….
Hendershot said the cost of the hazardous materials team, about $1,000 per hour, and the contractor would be billed to the trucking firm, Jones Express, of Laredo, Texas.
The wait for the cleanup contractor came at an inopportune time for the fire department. The department was stretched especially thin because of wildfires near Temecula and Corona. Link Here
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Pipeline Up and Running Again After Fuel Leak CBS5.com Staff
A diesel pipeline is up and running again just days after spilling thousands of gallons of fuel into Suisun Marsh. A break in the 14-inch pipe was discovered last week, about five miles east of Fairfield. About 60,000 gallons of diesel leaked into the water, killing 28 animals. Fourteen surviving birds were treated at a local wildlife center.
Workers replaced a 50-foot section of the pipeline, and it was back in operation Sunday afternoon. Meantime, clean-up efforts continued at the 242-acre marsh area. Link Here
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Valve Blamed for Sewage Spill at Marine base housing (Camp LeJeune) 5/4/2004 10:51 AM By: Associated Press
(CAMP LEJEUNE) -- Shellfishing in the New River was halted after a sewage lift station overflowed at Camp Lejeune and umped more than 47,000 gallons near a tributary of the river……..
Experts now are testing water for fecal coliform bacteria. The NC Shellfish Sanitation Section closed to shellfishing all waters upstream of Grey's Point.
The spill is one of many at area military installations over the past three years. Camp Lejeune had nine wastewater spills in 2002, five in 2003 and at least four this year
. Earlier this year, officials at Camp Lejeune were looking at why a sewer had broken three times in as many years near Cogdell's Creek, a tributary of New River. The 24-inch line carries much of the base's raw sewage. Link Here
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St. Cloud's Water Supply Not Harmed by Manure Spill KARE, MN - May 2, 2004
Officials say St. Cloud's water supply is safe to drink after an accident on a dairy farm spilled about 100,000 gallons of manure. ...
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Spill in Warren County Expected to send Crude Down Allegheny (PA) Oil City Derrick, PA - May 2, 2004
... Rambish began notifying river communities downstream of the spill Sunday afternoon so they could alert industries to be aware of the problem. ...
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FUEL SPILL IN PORTLAND HARBOR (Maine) WLBZ-TV, ME - 18 hours ago
The spill happened this morning when a Portland tug boat began spilling the fuel into the harbor. ... It appears the spill was caused by a mechanical malfunction. ...
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Chemical Spill Points to Lack of Cooperation (Michigan) Port Huron Times Herald, MI - 3 hours ago
... In addition, (Canadian) downstream communities were notified of the spill," Levine said. ... Fortunately, the spill was controlled by 7 pm, Suncor officials said. ...
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Human Error Blamed For Paper Company Chemical Spill (New York) Champlain Channel.com, NY - 31 minutes ago
PUTNEY, Vt. -- A dangerous chemical spill that forced more than 100 people out ... Crews from Vermont and New Hampshire were called in to help control the spill. ...
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Minor Oil Spill Near Sand Springs (OK) KOTV, OK - 22 hours ago
A minor oil spill is being cleaned up near Sand Springs. Fire crews were called to an oil well fire on South 140th West Avenue at about 10:30 Monday morning. ...
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Overturned Trailer Poses Chemical Threat (AL) WAFF, AL - Apr 30, 2004
Apr. 30 - 2:00 am Friday morning an 18-wheeler overturned on Highway 72 in Paint Rock in Jackson County. Inside that trailer sodium metasulfide. ...