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Delivery gone wrong at Hurricane Jiffy Lube sends oil down the drain - St George News

HURRICANE — A truck delivering oil to the Jiffy Lube in Hurricane Wednesday morning had an oil leak that dumped 180 gallons onto part of the parking lot and into a drain, officials said.

Cat litter-like retardant is used to cover an oil spill outside the Jiffy Lube in Hurricane, Utah, with rags around a drain where 180 gallons of oil spilled into the drainage system, Aug. 2, 2023 | Photo by Chris Reed, St. George News

The Hurricane Valley Fire District worked for three hours to clean up the slick spill, first reported between 9 and 10 a.m., with an assist from the St. George Fire Department’s hazardous materials unit and Hurricane Police. 

David Farrar,  a manager at the Jiffy Lube, said it was a delivery that went wrong.

“It was just one of the guys that brings us our oil,” Farrar said. “One of the lines busted. It kind of exploded.”

The spill didn’t affect business at the Jiffy Lube, which remained busy, or the streets nearby. By 12:30 p.m., the only evidence there had been a spill were tires and vehicles blocking off the west side of the parking lot, which was covered by a cat litter-like retardant and rags around a drain. 

As the rain fell, a slight sheen was visible near the retardant, but there were no signs of the black remnants of oil. 

But Joe Decker, Hurricane’s acting fire chief, said much of the oil went into the drain. He said there isn’t a danger to the public but there is still a clean-up to come. 

“The state Department of Environmental Quality is looking at the spill,” Decker said. “The delivery company has a clean-up crew heading to the scene.”

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