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Occurrence Date: |
6 January |
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Location: |
Caguas, PR |
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Source: |
Generator Tank |
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Material: |
Diesel |
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Severity: |
Medium |
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Quantity Discharged: |
2000 Gallons |
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Quantity in Water: |
1800 Gallons |
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Body of Water Affected: |
Unknown |
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Federal On-Scene Coordinator: |
EPA Region II |
| Description: At 2:00am this morning, local time, diesel fuel was discovered in a river in the city of Caguas, PR. The fuel had spilled from a generator tank due to reported equipment failure. The type of failure is unknown. 2,000 gallons of diesel spilled from the tank and of that amount 1,800 gallons entered a river. The name of the river is not known. The release has been secured, booms have been deployed and a clean up crew is on site. CASE CLOSED. |
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