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Some Chelsea roads blocked when empty fuel tank found with minor damage
By adamg on Sun, 08/23/2015 - 3:12pm
UPDATE: I've replaced an originally dire report after talking to Gulf Oil.
Roads around the Gulf Oil terminal on Eastern Avenue were shut Sunday afternoon after workers found minor damage to a 2-million-gallon tank due to a pressure buildup.
Gulf says the tank was empty in advance of planned maintenence this week - it had no vapors in it - and posed no threat to the public. The Chelsea Fire Department, however, responded to the scene just in case.
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Comments
It's time for GULF TO GET OUT
It's time for GULF TO GET OUT OF CHELSEA. This prime waterfront real estate on Eastern Ave should be developed into a vibrant residential neighborhood & public walkway along the water. I get so depressed every time I run down Eastern Ave because there is so much potential for this massive site in land-strapped, rapidly-gentrifying Chelsea.
We avoided disaster in Chelsea today, but next time we may not be so lucky. I live at Webster & Eastern, right near the Gulf site. I frequently envision light rail running down Eastern Ave (which is nothing but a speedway currently) onto Broadway thru Revere.
A glut of oil in progress!
With prices bouncing on the floor at $40 a barrel demand from China softening, and more supply expected from Iran and elsewhere, dire predictions that oil is running out made those claiming it not worthy of the public trust.