MER Charleston responds to an overturned gasoline tanker on I-26

4.27.2013

Moran Environmental Recovery (MER) responders were dispatched to the site of a two vehicle accident early Saturday morning to assist in clean up of a gasoline spill.  A gasoline tanker carrying an estimated 8,000 gallons in product was involved in an accident with a passenger vehicle around 2:45 AM on Saturday, causing the tanker to roll-over, and to lose a portion of its cargo along the side of the road.  It is estimated that as much as 4,000 gallons of gasoline may have been released.  The drivers of both vehicles survived the accident, with a local good Samaritan helping to remove the driver of the tanker from his incapacitated tractor.

MER personnel worked with SC DHEC, and local emergency officials to safely remove remaining product from the tanker, and to vacuum up and contain any free-product released from the tanker so that the accident site could be cleared, and the highway reopened.  The next morning, MER personnel returned with excavation equipment to remove gasoline contaminated soil from the site.  MER will continue to work with the responsible party, and SC DHEC to close out the spill site.

For more information on the spill, please see below:

Man rushes to help trapped driver of overturned gas tanker: WCSC (5) News, 4/27/13