Hazmat Spill At Five Forks

A hazardous materials spill occurred on White Oak Road at the Five Forks battlefield on the morning of August 21st. A solid waste disposal truck from Dinwiddie County was traveling east on the road when a 50 gallon hydraulic fuel tank failed, resulting in a spill of 40 gallons of hydraulic fluid. The operator of the truck pulled off the road into the Angles wayside parking lot, where the majority of the spill occurred. The material flowed into and was contained by a dirt ditch that separated the lot from the road. Damage was limited to the asphalt parking lot and about 25 feet of earthen ditch line adjacent to the lot. The truck was repaired at the scene and returned to the county garage for further work. A commercial hazmat team under contract to the county was on seen by late morning and began cleaning up the area.