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Massachusetts Department Of Environmental Protection

Friday, February 3, 2012

Fire Log: Mobil Station Cleanup, Mercury Spill

The following information was supplied by the Westwood Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.

Mobil Station Update Work on the scene of a spilled gasoline incident at Westwood Mobil, which took place on Dec. 31, has nearly completed, the Westwood Fire Department said this week. The incident occurred on New Year's Eve, but was not addressed until Jan. 2, and, due to the nature of the spill, prompted involvement from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Since then, recovery wells have been installed, the contaminated soil has been removed and an air evcavator was installed into the basement of Coldwell Banker next door to cleanse the air of any fumes.  "They removed as much soil as they're going to remove," Westwood Dep. Fire Chief Mike Reardon said.  "They excavated what they did. It was certainly helping out …

Monday, January 9, 2012

Fuel Spill at Mobil Station Prompts DEP Involvement

Officials are investigating a fuel spill at the Westwood Mobil Station that took place on Dec. 30.

Residents in Westwood and elsewhere may have been excited to ring in 2012 the night before New Year's Eve, but that night also marked the beginning of a Hazmat situation on High Street. While filling up the fuel pumps at Westwood Mobil, a significant quantity of gas was spilled during the operation on Dec. 30, Westwood Fire Chief William Scoble said Monday. But it was days later, on Monday, Jan. 2, when Westwood safety officials responded to the area. The response time was not due to a delay on the part of public safety, but rather because nothing suspicious had been reported until that following Monday. It was around 4 p.m. that day when tenants at the Coldwell Banker building, which lies adjacent to Westwood Mobil, reported an odor of …

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