Hazardous material leaking from trailer at Pilot Travel Center, St George SC
Fire & ArsonHazardous material is leaking from a large container inside an upright box trailer at the Pilot Travel Center near Charleston Highway in St. George. There is a visible plume and liquid runoff on the parking lot, leading emergency responders to establish a safety perimeter. Hazmat teams and technical support are en route to manage the spill and prevent contamination of nearby areas.
Audio|Source: Dorchester County Fire/EMS with Summerville
05:48
Transcript:
00:00
Oh yeah for product man.
00:01
They confirmed a bit of a plume.
00:03
Is there any liquid actually running out of the car?
00:06
Yeah, it's affirmative.
00:07
Yeah, I'm still about 15 out.
00:09
You might start thinking about some kind of a dam-zac divert situation.
00:14
Make sure that it's good clean dirt, no organic materials.
00:17
Control engine 303 is on the scene.
00:18
So it's dumping into the parking lot right now.
00:20
The company has their hazmat team route, ETA, less than two hours.
00:25
Copy engine 303 is on the team.
00:27
Yeah, I copy. As long as that runoff is not going to reach any type of fuel or light organic material or a waterway, you should be all right.
00:34
If not, we need to start putting a bit of a dirt dam in there.
00:38
Copy that. Command from Somerville Train at 301.
00:42
Go ahead for command.
00:45
Hey, Chief, we're just trying to get a better idea.
00:47
We're sending some guys your way, but what is actually leaking? Is it a tractor trailer? Is it upright? Is it on its side?
00:56
It's upright disconnected from the tractor.
00:58
It's a trailer, box trailer, that has something leaking out the bottom of it as it leaks about 15 feet in front of the trailer.
01:07
It's pretty well contained in that area.
01:08
We've set up a 300 foot perimeter around it.
01:10
And I can get you the name, but I'll have that back to you in just a minute.
01:14
Copy that, and you say actively leaking around the truck, does it seem that it may be a drum leaking from within the box or does it look like a pretty significant amount?
01:24
Best we can tell is probably a drum inside the box.
01:26
We have not made entry into the box yet.
01:28
It's just a box trailer enclosed and is dripping out of it, so I don't know what's exactly dripping out of it, but I'll assume that the drum will be inside.
01:35
Copy that, Chief, thanks.
01:37
We got Rescue 301, LIDA 301, and a minimum of two techs headed to you right now for assistance.
01:44
Copy this. It's going to be the pilot in Rosamville coming up past Indian Field Fire Station.
01:49
Copy that, Chief, thanks.
01:50
Pilot Command, Oortess, Control.
01:51
Pilot.
01:52
Silverville from Pilot Command Command.
01:54
Command, go ahead.
01:55
I like Command Control.
01:56
Command, you're trying to reach Somerville, 301?
01:59
Just to update, it is an IBC Coke, one of the large ones with the metal frame around it, that's loaded on that truck, so that's what it's leaking from.
02:07
All right, copy that.
02:08
Do you have a UN number?
02:09
...a 301, just also, their fill company is en route less than an hour and a half response time.
02:17
Mattick 4, athlete or odor, near Charleston Highway, St. George, Pilot Travel Center, cross street Commerce Drive and Misty Glen Road.
02:25
Respond on Incident 3, 1244.
02:29
Copy that.
02:32
Just wondering if you could see a UN number from a placard.
02:33
Forty-14-4014.
02:39
Copy 2014.
02:41
Pilot command control.
02:44
Go ahead for pilot command.
02:51
The weather service advised temperature is 83, wind is west at 3 miles per hour, 54% humidity.
02:54
How often do you want us to update that for you?
02:57
Every five minutes will be good right now until we get some more on the scene.
02:58
Copy, five minutes.
03:03
We also have EMS en route for standby.
03:04
Is there a spot you would like them to stage?
03:11
Copy, staging with the last fire apparatus and the deputy sheriff, negative on deputy sheriff, he's leaving.
03:13
So just with the last fire apparatus, hang the stage with him.
03:15
Copy, staging with the last fire apparatus.
03:16
Control, 84. Medi-4.
03:17
Trobe is 8441.
03:18
I'm arriving at all day.
03:21
1246. Call on pilot has come across Marvelous.
03:26
Can you shift it over to Marvelus and show us some route, please? I'll mark you en route.
03:28
We've got it as a fire call for the gas leak.
03:30
We're just having you on incident standby.
03:33
Get a call, command, try again.
03:35
Copy here, an instant channel.
03:37
And for a minute of four, it's going to be on incident three.
03:40
Jeff. Byrd, that's going to be tanker, 409.
03:43
You'll see when you come in the parking lot through the last one, you just stage next to them will be five.
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Location mentioned:
Near Charleston Hwy, St George, SC 29477
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