FOLLOW UP: An oil company whose tanker exploded yesterday has withdrawn its proposal to expand in a Rutherford county neighborhood. Shortly after a Volunteer Oil Service tanker exploded at the BP gas station on the corner of Lebanon Road and McGavock Pike, Volunteer Oil Services removed its rezoning request from the Rutherford County Planning Commission. The proposal would have been voted on last night by the commission. The Rutherford County Future Development Committee rejected the company’s plan on Oct. 4. The oil company wanted to build an oil storage facility in the Buchanan area of Rutherford county.
The Daily News Journal reports this isn’t the first time the company has had an accident.
On March 13, 2006, a Volunteer Oil Service President tanker truck carrying approximately 6,500 gallons of recycled oil overturned as it hit the concrete railing of a bridge along Highway 240, crossing the Buffalo River near Henryville in Lawrence County, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.
[No oil storage in Buchanan - Daily News Journal - 10-09-07]
– 10-08-07 – Oil Tanker Explodes During Morning Rush Hour At Busy Intersection
