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ELKIN, N.C. -- About 500 gallons of diesel fuel spilled into the Big Elkin Creek on Friday morning.
Surry County EMS director John Shelton said a malfunction in the boiler room at Elkin High School caused the spill at about 5:30 a.m.
The diesel fuel spilled into a storm drain, which drains into the creek, Shelton said.
Shelton said officials had set up booms across the creek to capture the spilled fuel and were using a pump to reclaim some of the spill.
He said there is currently no danger to the public or the drinking water. At most, some fish may have been killed, Shelton said.
Officials with the Department of Environmental Heath and Natural Resources were expected to be at the scene Friday morning.
Surry County EMS director John Shelton said a malfunction in the boiler room at Elkin High School caused the spill at about 5:30 a.m.
The diesel fuel spilled into a storm drain, which drains into the creek, Shelton said.
Shelton said officials had set up booms across the creek to capture the spilled fuel and were using a pump to reclaim some of the spill.
He said there is currently no danger to the public or the drinking water. At most, some fish may have been killed, Shelton said.
Officials with the Department of Environmental Heath and Natural Resources were expected to be at the scene Friday morning.
