Beaufort News

Burton firefighters contain gas leak

A vehicle struck a gas pump Friday night at the Oxford BP station at 780 Parris Island Gateway near Cypress Street.
A vehicle struck a gas pump Friday night at the Oxford BP station at 780 Parris Island Gateway near Cypress Street. Burton Fire District

Burton Fire District firefighters responded to a fuel leak Friday night after a vehicle struck a gas pump at the Oxford BP station at 780 Parris Island Gateway near Cypress Street.

Firefighters arrived shortly before 9:30 p.m. “to find gas free flowing” from the damaged pump, according to a fire district news release. The leak was stopped, and the spill was contained after over an hour and a half.

The Parris Island Fire Department Hazardous Materials unit responded to help, as did Beaufort County EMS, according to the release.

Joan McDonough: 843-706-8125, @IPBG_Joan

This story was originally published March 26, 2017 at 5:19 PM with the headline "Burton firefighters contain gas leak."

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