94,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into upstate creek

  • Associated Press
  • Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:01 a.m.
    UPDATED: Monday, March 19, 2012 7:23 a.m.
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SPARTANBURG - Officials say it took more than 10 hours to clean up more than 94,000 gallons of raw sewage that spilled into a South Carolina creek this week.

Multiple media outlets reported Wednesday that crews worked two days to remove the contamination in a Spartanburg County creek. The spill happened Monday when a blocked manhole caused the sewer line to overflow. Crews worked Monday and Tuesday on the cleanup.

Spartanburg Water officials say the spill posed no danger to the public, but signs were posted in the area as a precaution.