Cleanup continues after firefighting foam spills into B.C. creek
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The cleanup and remediation continues in Abbotsford, B.C., after firefighting foam spilled into a creek, killing fish and other aquatic life.
The cleanup and remediation continues in Abbotsford, B.C., after firefighting foam spilled into a creek, killing fish and other aquatic life.
For a second day, crews are working at Stoney Creek trying to minimize further environmental damage after firefighting foam was accidently released from a disconnected hose.
“I’m horrified that this has happened,” said Kelly Perrin, an Abbotsford resident and community activist.
The city said that the foam, called Phos-Chek, entered a storm drain and then the waterway, killing fish.
“I saw about five or six of the fish floating. They were dying. I was pretty sad,” said Abbotsford resident Sharon Houle.
“I expect everything died. Not only the fish, but the algae seemed to all have been killed,” said Perrin.
He estimates thousands of fish were lost, though the city has not provided any numbers.
