Florence spills 15,000 gallons of sewage in creek

FLORENCE, S.C. (AP) — About 15,000 gallons of sewage has spilled from a Florence wastewater treatment facility into a creek.

The Morning News of Florence reported ( http://bit.ly/q8TUzJ ) a malfunction prompted the spill into Two Mile Creek.

An operator discovered that electrical circuit breakers had tripped and the pumps were not functioning about 1 p.m. Monday. Officials are trying to determine why the circuit breakers tripped.

Crews cleaned with site and were using lime to disinfect the area.

Water samples are being analyzed.

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Information from: Morning News, http://www.scnow.com