Diesel Leak Cleanup Underway in Kanawha County
Crews are cleaning up a diesel fuel leak of less than 5,000 gallons from a trucking company's storage tank into Slaughters Creek and the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The investigation into the cause is ongoing.
Charleston Huntington, WV, October 19, 2026 —
Crews are cleaning up a diesel fuel leak involving less than 5,000 gallons that entered Slaughters Creek and the Kanawha River in Kanawha County, West Virginia. The fuel came from a storage tank belonging to a trucking company, and an investigation into the cause is ongoing.
The reported amount is an upper limit, not an exact volume: the leak was described as less than 5,000 gallons. The trucking company’s name, the precise amount released and the time the leak began were not provided. The available information also does not specify where along the creek or river the fuel entered the waterways.
Cleanup work is underway, but details about the crews involved, the methods being used and the expected duration of the response were not provided. No information was given about whether the leak has been contained or whether cleanup has been completed at any part of the affected waterways.
The investigation into the cause remains ongoing. No findings have been announced, and information about any inspections, permits, environmental impacts or enforcement actions was not provided. The available account does not state whether officials have assessed effects on wildlife, water quality or nearby communities.
Further details about the incident, including the company’s identity and the investigation’s findings, were not included in the information available. For now, the confirmed details are that diesel leaked from a trucking company’s storage tank into Slaughters Creek and the Kanawha River, the amount was below 5,000 gallons, and crews are conducting cleanup work.
Story summarized from the original created by Addie Smith on www.wsaz.com, see more information here.
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