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Durant Metal Shredding Fire

 
Site Contact:
Nicolas Brescia
OSC

(Brescia.Nicolas@epa.gov)

Site Location:
701 S. Mclean Rd.
Durant, OK 74701
 response.epa.gov/durantmetalshreddingfire
NRC#: 988536

September 6, 2011 10:42 am: EPA R6 received NRC report # 988536. A fire at Durant Metal Shredding LLC in Durant, OK started September 5, 2011. The local fire department is monitoring the situation and has received multiple citizen complaints of smoke in the area. ODEQ is en-route. OSC Brescia and Todd are responding to conduct basic air monitoring in order to determine if there is a public health threat. OSC Brescia requested a NARAC plume model to assist with air monitoring.


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