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Culp Petroleum Fire

 
Site Contact:
Benjamin Franco
OSC

(franco.benjamin@epa.gov)

Site Location:
1350 E. Main Street
Rockhill, SC 29731
 response.epa.gov/CulpPetroleumFire

At 1600 hrs on 08OCT03, the Culp Petroleum Co. had a tankfarm fire caused by someone driving into the loading rack area. The person may have sufferred a medical condition. Six Fire Departments responded including the Charlotte Airport Fire Department. The Charlotte Airport Fire Department brought a foam fire truck and put out the flames. Oil and water runoff was contained to the site and did not impact a body of water. An initial estimate indicates that more than 49,000 gallons of gasoline/diesel/oil product was released. SCDHEC responded to the incident and worked closely with the Co.


Propane tanks adjacent to the facility. Tanks behind loading rack. Propane tanks adjacent to the facility. firespread View of the smoke plume. Another view of the loading rack. culpfire view of rack culpfire fireball culpfire water being put on the fire Charlotte Airport Fire Department putting foam on the fire. Fire is slowing being put out by foam. Temporary retention that was dug to hold water run off. View of Pickup that crashed into loading rack. Tanks that fed product to the loading rack.
For additional information, visit the Pollution Report (POLREPS) section.