As Georgia’s Environmental Protection Division and Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport officials continue to clean up a massive jet fuel spill into the Flint River, some are asking why the public wasn’t informed of a 700-gallon spill into a main water source.
That is until Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Kelly Yamanouchi broke the story. She’s been tracking jet fuel and sewage spills from the airport into the river for years.
GA EPD told WABE there’s still a visible sheen of fuel on the river – and residents shouldn’t panic over a strong smell of jet fuel in some areas south of Hartsfield-Jackson. Officials say any potential risk to the public from the fumes is low.
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