October 26, 2016
HMN-Pipeline officials noticed a pressure drop on a Sunoco gasoline pipeline Friday morning, along with reports of a gasoline odor in the area. This came after a breach in the pipeline released 55,000 gallons of gasoline into a Pennsylvania waterway. According to NPR the 8 inch line ruptured after heavy rains and flooding in the area.
Flash floods and landslides in north-central Pennsylvania have caused a Sunoco pipeline to rupture, spilling an estimated 55,000 gallons of gasoline into a tributary of Loyalsock creek in Lycoming County. Sunoco’s control center responded to the rupture at about 3 a.m. Friday morning, after a decrease in pressure was detected and residents noticed a strong smell of gasoline, according to Sunoco spokesman Jeff Shields. The Department of Environmental Protection says it sent staff to the spill in Gamble Township along with local emergency crews, the state Fish and Boat Commission, the EPA, and the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission.