Friday, April 17, 2009

Gas Station Neighbors Fighting for Justice in PA.

April 17, 2009- After 10 years in legal limbo, a group of Whitpain plaintiffs fighting for justice against those responsible for a 1998 gas leak in their neighborhood are taking their plight to the streets.

Fisher said that in 1996, the owner of a Gulf gas station at Penllyn and Skippack pikes installed new double lumen underground storage tanks and a leak detection system that was not compatible with that storage system.

Although the amount of gasoline that had leaked was estimated to have been 12,000 gallons at the time, Fisher said based on her own calculations, she believes the number was more like 50,000 gallons.

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