NC fire chief raises concerns about spills from Sampson County factory

Roseboro Fire Chief Lee Coleman said his staff has responded to three hazmat spills in the past few weeks in his fire district.
Posted 9/8/2022, 1:30:56 PM Updated 9/8/2022, 5:58:05 PM

TOMORROW. NIA HARDEN, WRAL,

NEWS WAKE FOREST.

>> WELL, NEW AT 9 LOCAL LEADERS

ARE RAISING CONCERNS ABOUT A

SERIES OF RECENT SPILLS LIKE

THIS ONE IN SAMPSON COUNTY.

WE SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY WITH LOWS.

WORDS FIND CHIEF KENNETH

COLEMAN, BUT ANIMAL PARTS

FALLING FROM TRUCKS. THOSE

TRUCKS ARE COMING FROM THE OLD

VALLEY PROTEINS PLAN, WHICH

IS NOW OWNED BY COMPANY CALLED

DARLING. WE'VE CONFIRMED AT

LEAST 2 SPILLS IN THE AREA IN

JUST THE PAST 2 WEEKS. BUT THE

FIRE CHIEF SAYS THEY'VE BEEN

MAYBE MORE AND EACH OF THEM

CAUSES PROBLEMS ON THE ROADS.

>> IT ALSO COST TAXPAYERS

BECAUSE THIS IS AGENT HAS TO

SIT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD

>> JUST LOVE THAT TRAFFIC.

SO IT'S COSTING TAXPAYERS IS

CAUSE TO ME IS CAUSING A

FIREMAN.

HE'S NOT SAYING HE'S NOT

GETTING ANY OF IT.

>> VERY FRUSTRATED 5. SHE THEN

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