Nevada Community Fire Department

Kum & Go West Assessment & Cleanup Continues

NEVADA COMMUNITY

FIRE DEPARTMENT

FIRE CHIEF – DANA WIPPERMAN

Date: January 25, 2010

MEDIA RELEASE

ASSESSMENT AND CLEANUP CONTINUES AT KUM & GO WEST

Nevada Fire Chief Dana Wipperman continues to monitor the assessment and cleanup of the gasoline leak that was discovered on January 11th, 2010 at the Kum & Go West store, 136 Lincoln Highway in Nevada.  Seneca Environmental Services continues with the assessment and cleanup at Kum & Go West.  As a result of the assessment, raw petroleum product was found under the parking lot at Kum & Go West.  Gasoline vapors were found in the storm sewer along 2nd Street and Lincoln Highway.  On January 3rd, January 9th and the week of Janary 11th, the fire department conducted nine separate odor investigations in the 100 and 200 block of LIncoln Highway, as well as the 1100 block of 3rd Street.  At no time were flammable vapors present that would support combustion and a fire in any of the structures or in the storm sewer.

Wipperman credits the fast actions performed by the Nevada Community Fire Department, the Nevada Streets Department, the Nevada Water Department, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, all stemming from effected neighbors in the area who reported vapors in their residences.  Department of Natural Resources Environmental Specialists assisted Nevada officials with this investigation.

Senior Environmental Specialist Bill Gross of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources is supervising this operation.  Specific questions or inquiries related to this incident should be directed to Bill Gross at (515) 725-0271 or bill.gross@dnr.iowa.gov

 


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