GORHAM, N.Y. — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) continued its cleanup efforts at the site of a massive warehouse fire that occurred in August in Gorham. The warehouse contained approximately 180,000 gallons of expired hand sanitizer.
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Five truckloads of the hand sanitizer have been removed, officials said. Additionally, nearly 82,000 gallons of wastewater were extracted after nearby Flint Creek became contaminated.
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The EPA has also removed fire and asbestos-related debris and sent samples out for analysis to find out appropriate disposal options, and completed removal of scrap metal.
The EPA said in total, 14 roll-off containers, each having 40 cubic yards of scrap steel, were filled and shipped off-site for recycling.
Eduard Zaydman ran both the Gorham and a warehouse in Romulus. American taxpayers are covering the more than $2 million cost to clear out the Romulus warehouse.
The EPA hopes to recover some of the cleanup costs from Zaydman. As of now, cleanup operations are paused while the EPA finalizes disposal arrangements for the remaining fire debris.
The EPA said it will resume work when weather conditions and approvals allow for it to continue.
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