POTTERY ADDITION - Crews are expected to remain in the Pottery Addition area today to continue cleaning up soil contaminated Friday afternoon when a tanker truck rolled over and spilled approximately 6,500 gallons of white crude oil.
Jefferson County Sheriff Fred Abdalla said Kingsdale Road was closed to through traffic Friday night while special crews cleaned the road and surrounding area.
"The crews will remain on the scene until everything is thoroughly cleaned. Once this job is done the trucking company will be responsible for the clean up costs," declared Abdalla.
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OIL SPILL ? A crane from the Bowers Corp. was positioned Friday afternoon in an attempt to right a crude oil tanker after it turned over at the truck stop in Pottery Addition. The Jefferson County Hazmat Team was called to the scene to contain and clean up crude oil that escaped from the tanker. - Warren Scott
Jefferson County 911 Center Executive Director Rob Herrington said a driver from Martin Trucking of Kimball, Texas had pulled into the parking area and parked and uncoupled the 7,500 gallon tank shortly after noon Friday.
"Apparently there was a soft spot in the parking lot or maybe a void under the asphalt because after the driver pulled away the tank collapsed and flipped over. When the tank flipped it hit a barrel filled with concrete that was used to designate the parking area. The barrel penetrated the tank and left a 10-inch gas in the tank body," explained Herrington.
Abdalla said it appeared the truck driver did not properly set the jack stands when he parked the truck.
"The puncture was low enough that the crude oil began to spill out very quickly. It took less than an hour for the tank to empty out because we couldn't do anything to stop it. We called in the Bowers Crane Co. but unfortunately we couldn't do anything to turn the tank over and we couldn't get a patch on the hole," said Herrington.
"The crude oil ran down a nearby alley to Kingsdale Road and stopped at the railroad track. The Hazmat Team called the local Ohio Department of Transportation who brought in sand and we were able to build a dike and dam and capture the oil in about three or four large puddles," said Herrington.
"We also notified the Coast Guard and the Steubenville water department in the event the oil reached the Ohio River. But we were able to contain the spill and keep it from entering the river," stated Herrington.
"No one was injured during the incident. This was more of an environmental issue than anything else. There were no hazard to anyone close by. We went into a protection mode. We did shut down the railroad tracks for approximately two hours until the oil was cleaned by by vacuum trucks. Representatives from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency were at the scene," Herrington said.
"The Jefferson County Hazmat Team was in Pottery Addition for about two hours along with the Pottery Addition Fire Department. As of Friday night the Pottery Addition fire department was still at the scene," noted Herrington.
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