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SMYRNA, Ga. - Clean-up continues Sunday morning in Cobb County after 2,500 gallons of carburetor cleaner leaked into a creek in Smyrna.
Cobb County Fire Department received a call early Saturday morning from Apollo Technologies about a chemical spill adjacent to their property.
The creek runs through the Kenwood subdivision and residents who live nearby are worried about the contamination.
The water turned milky white and killed some fish in the creek.
Statement on behalf of Apollo Technologies:
"The safety of the community and our employees is our top priority. As of this afternoon, we were able to quickly dam the creek and contain the situation and are doing everything as quickly and safely as possible to clean this up.
Early this morning, 2,500 gallons of carburetor cleaner leaked from our Smyrna facility into a nearby creek. Immediately upon discovery of the situation, we notified the local fire department, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and our remediation firm, Clean Harbor, which has extensive experience in this type of clean-up.
We worked with Georgia EPD and Clean Harbors to develop a plan, dammed the creek and are currently pumping the creek water into tanks for further remediation.
Our employees live and work in the community and so we know how important it is to ensure that something like this never happens again. Accordingly, we are conducting a thorough investigation to determine the cause of this incident and will work to ensure we have the best safety protocols in place for the facility."