The Fire Marshals from Brookhaven Town were called in by the Coram Fire Department recently to help stop a leaking underground propane tank.
At 6:28pm on Tuesday, October 25th, the Coram Fire Department, under the direction of Chief of Department Bill Bozeman, responded to 33 West Denis Lane in Coram for a leaking underground propane tank that was reported to have been damaged by a crew cleaning the property, according to a statement released by Brookhaven Town.
The firefighters took initial steps to slow the leak but unable to stop it, they requested help from Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshals. When they arrived at the scene and assessed the situation, the Fire Marshals determined that a controlled burn off of the contents of the tank was appropriate to mitigate the hazard.
The Town’s propane burn-off torch was brought to the scene, deployed and tied to the leaking tank. The propane was then ignited through the torch and was safely burned off. The incident was mitigated at approximately 11:00pm.
The Town of Brookhaven Fire Marshal's Hazardous Materials Response Team provides the 37 fire departments within the Town of Brookhaven with Hazardous Materials response and mitigation services.