At approximately 12:45 on 3/23/2016 a tanker truck carrying approximately 8100 gallons of gasoline ran off the road causing a discharge of gasoline (NRC 1143562). The tanker truck was engulfed in flames resulting in one fatality. No other vehicles were involved. The fire completely burned the truck and it is unknown how much gasoline made it to the nearby drainage ditch and how much was burnt up in the fire. Two firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. OSC Englert and SC DHEC mobilized to the Site to ensure adequate response.
OSC Englert meet with representatives from SC DHEC and issued a notice of federal interest to representatives from APC Spartanburg, the owners of the tanker truck. Initial assessments confirmed that approximately one hundred and fifty feet of nearby drainage ditch were impacted with pools of firefighting water and gasoline. The drainage ditch leads to a nearby tributary of the Saluda River.
In the evening of 3/23/2016, contractors working for the Responsible Party, performed wrecking operations to remove the remains of the tanker truck and used a vacuum truck to remove remaining oily water from the nearby drainage ditch. Additional response activates were discussed and plans are being made to sample a residential well in close proximity to the location of the spill.
