GREENVILLE, N.C. - The Environmental Protection Agency worked through the night to remove between 700-800 gallons of diesel and water mixture from the Tar River.
Investigators believe an estimated 500 gallons of the toxic liquid made its way into the Tar River Wednesday afternoon.
Public Works and law enforcement were notified of a strong oil smell coming from the Tar River around 2:15 p.m. Wednesday.
The EPA was called in to assist with the clean up. Officials with the agency arrived in town around 8 p.m. Wednesay and worked through the night until 10 a.m. Thursday morning. They were able to remove most of the diesel fuel from the river.
Investigators were able to trace the fuel to a storm drain on 3rd Street.
The EPA conducted a meeting at 10:30 Thursday morning to discuss their findings after cleaning up the liquid.
Director of Greenville Public Works, Wes Anderson, says his department will continue to investigate the incident along with local law enforcement, but are not equipped to remove the diesel, which is why the EPA was called in.
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