Vehicle crash with fuel spill into creek in Joseph, Oregon, Joseph OR
TrafficA vehicle crashed on 272 West near Joseph, Oregon, causing an estimated 20 to 40 gallons of fuel to spill into a nearby creek. The fire department and a tow company are responding, and local authorities are repairing damaged fencing while assessing the environmental impact.
Audio|Source: Wallowa County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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...state on the crash 272 west.
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Steve Ridge has been on scene.
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He looked at it.
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He doesn't have any people available.
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But he did assess where the booms are that the fire department put out city.
00:11
He's been in good shape for tonight.
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And I'm going to be working on getting a different cleanup company for our tomorrow break.
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The fire department did notify ORs because it's in the creek.
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I have talking to somebody on the ORs over the phone, so they're aware of the situation.
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Toe company is still on scene.
00:25
It's going to be a tough recovery since because they need the rock and the bank in the tree.
00:29
It's over the vanger off in 40 feet.
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If you have some ODOT personnel on scene, trying to repair part of the fence that they can, some of the section they can because the tow company is working there.
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So that's the other.
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See for now, as far as the spill is in the gallons, I'm going to say an estimate between 20 to 40 gallons.
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Hard to tell, it's dark, and from the bottom of the creek is where the tank is.
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Joseph, OR 97846
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