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Fuel-truck crash into Indian Creek kills fish, prompts slow emergency response, MRC members say
Summary
Meeting participants reported a fuel-truck crash that released gasoline and diesel into Indian Creek, described extensive fish and invertebrate mortality, and urged faster local response capacity and pre-positioned equipment.
Members of the Clallam Marine Resources Committee and tribal and port representatives described the July fuel-truck crash into Indian Creek as an acute environmental emergency that killed large numbers of fish and other aquatic life and exposed gaps in local response capacity. Jamestown S’Klallam representatives and MRC volunteers were among the first on scene, meeting participants said, and Ecology and other agencies later mobilized response teams.
The creek incident moved quickly from scene report to urgent discussion at the Clallam MRC meeting. Committee members said roughly 2,000 gallons of gasoline and 400–500 gallons of diesel were involved in the event; they reported heavy fish kills, visible contamination trapped in log jams and stream pools, and strong fumes…
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