NRC #1148184, Georgia Petroleum Tanker Truck Fire, Doerun, Colquitt County GA - At approximately 09:30 on 5/19/2016 a tanker truck carrying approximately 6300 gallons of used oil ran off the road causing a discharge of oil to a nearby drainage ditch. The tanker truck was engulfed in flames resulting in one fatality. No other vehicles were involved. OSC Englert and GA EPD mobilized to the Site to ensure adequate response. Initial assessments confirmed that approximately two hundred and fifty feet of a nearby drainage ditch was impacted with pools of used oil. The drainage ditch leads to a nearby tributary of the Ochlockonee River and Wolf Pit Branch. In the evening of 5/19/2016, contractors working for the Responsible Party constructed dirt berms preventing oil from reaching the Ochlockonee River and Wolf Pit Branch. Contractors removed the remains of the tanker truck and used a two vacuum trucks to remove remaining oil from the drainage ditch. In preparation for heavy rains on 5/20/2016 contractors began excavation of impacted soil and worked late into the evening. Excavation activities will continue on 5/20/2016 and it is anticipated the site will transition into operation and maintenance by midday.
