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r _TCdCI(TrC55 Monday,April 27, 1987 '. _ OIL: Leak leads to 'evacuation (Continued from page 1) ' 1.0. . :. Photo by Judy Prieve ----- — An emergency crew discusses how to day after contractors drilled into a Chev- manage a gasoline spill that occured Fri- (on U.S.A.Inc.main pipeline. dents were told of the spill and al- manhole in a sewer line on Corral Residents who were evacuated lowed to decide for themselves Hollow Road, prompting workers were allowed to return to their what precautions they wished to to pour sand into the line to stem homes about 10 p.m., but were take,said Tracy Fire Department the flow. The gasoline was con- warned not to drink water if their —"'---" ' Capt.Bill Robinson. tained and removed using high- water source was from private ! Emergency crews were on the power vacuum trucks before it wells. ------- scene until about 11:20 p.m. and was able to reach the main sew- San Joaquin Local Health Dis- officers on the scene were con- age treatment plant in northeast trill officials have plans to put in _— cerned about the spread of gaso- Tracy. sample wells to monitor the water line vapors and possible explo- Robinson noted that if the gaso- and also will monitor privau- sions,but the winds aided in the line had not leaked into the wells,Robinson said. — rapid dissipation of the fumes. empty sewer line, constructed to Rollie Clutter,Chevron district "We were really lucky meet the needs of the houses to pipelines supervisor from Pitts .-------- (without wind) a vapor cloud be built as part of the City of burg,said the gasoline in the sev could just drift over town and if it Tracy's specific plan, it would ered pipeline originated Cron- - found an ignition source it would have flowed onto street and Richmond and flows to the Be have been a real problem," said eventually found. an ignition thany station and to Tracy, end - Robinsonatthescene. source, which would have caused ing at a station in Banta. -- - Gasoline was flowing at a rate a major fire and explosion. The company recently hat - of about 1,000 gallons per minute The spill caused the closure of made a switch from diesel tc,su at the time of the spill, Robinson Corral Hollow Road at Alegre preme unleaded in the line. It• said. Emergency workers on the Drive and Grant Line Road at said, noting that the gasoline scene immediately ordered the Lincoln Boulevard at the site,but serves wholesale customers ant pipeline valves shut off at the Interstate 205,which is 400 yards service stations in an area norti Chevron switching station at Be- north of the spill,..�emained open. to Lodi and south to Madera. thany in om attemptto stem the The eastbound 1-205 off-ramp onto Clutter said the accident won-