Tag: spill

Con Edison continues clean up after Yonkers fluid spill in Bronx River

Con Edison is continuing cleanup efforts in Yonkers after a company-owned transmission feeder accidentally spilled 1,000 gallons of insulating fluid which leaked into a storm drain leading to the Bronx River on April 1. The utility company said the non-hazardous fluid did not contain PCBs or benzene, two toxic substances which cause significant health issues, […]

Initial cleanup underway of chemical foam spill in Mahoney Creek in Batavia

Crews have begun cleaning up a chemical foam spill in Mahoney Creek after officials at the city of Batavia warned residents to stay away from the creek earlier this month. The company the city said is responsible for the spill, Flint Group, hired the environmental cleanup contractor Clean Harbors to begin initial cleanup efforts while […]

Fuquay-Varina reports 240,000-gallon spill of untreated sewage from new development

A contractor’s error when building a new housing development caused a 240,315-gallon spill of untreated sewage in Fuquay-Varina, town officials reported Thursday. When people started to move into the 22-home development earlier this year, the contractor should have removed a plug separating the development’s sewage system from the town’s pipes, Michael Wagner, Fuquay-Varina’s utilities director, […]

Bradford County authorities respond to reported fuel oil spill

SOUTH CREEK TOWNSHIP, BRADFORD COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — The Bradford County Department of Safety released details on a reported fuel oil spill in South Creek Township. The Bradford County Department of Safety says in a social media post that authorities got a call from a homeowner at about 3:30 p.m. in South Creek Township reporting a […]

Thousands of gallons of milk spill onto Mass. Pike after tanker rollover

There’s no use crying over spilled milk. That is, unless thousands of gallons of it are impacting your Saturday plans. Officials say 10,000 gallons of milk spilled onto the Massachusetts Turnpike when a dairy tanker rollover on the Route 12 on-ramp in Auburn. Auburn fire officials say diesel fuel also spilled onto the roadway during […]

Small diesel fuel spill briefly closes Stadium Way (WITH VIDEO)

Feb. 16—A small diesel fuel spill prompted the closure of a portion of Stadium Way on the Washington State University campus in Pullman on Thursday. After the fuel spill was reported at about 10:45 a.m., the road between Cougar Way to Ferdinand’s Lane was closed to traffic to make room for cleanup efforts by WSU […]

Tides move oil spill away from Tobago to the Caribbean, cleanup progresses

By Curtis Williams and Marianna Parraga PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) – A week after an oil spill was first spotted near Tobago’s shore, portions of the stain are moving in opposite directions into the Caribbean Sea, the island’s emergency management agency (TEMA) said on Wednesday. First responders and volunteers have been trying to contain the […]