Crews continue to clean gasoline spill east of Chamberino

Crews continue to clean a neighborhood east of Chamberino three days after a pipe leaked tens of thousands of gallons of gasoline.

“It didn’t affect me at all,” said Rudy Garcia. “My wife didn’t like the lights on all night, because there were lights. You can tell where the lights were. But last night they shut them off.”

On Friday, a 12-inch pipe burst on Three Saints Road off of New Mexico State Road 226, spilling thirty thousand gallons of gasoline, according to Kinder Morgan, the company that operates the pipeline.

“At this time, Kinder Morgan is working closely with local authorities on cleanup and restoration plans, and appropriate regulatory agencies have been notified,” a spokesman for the company said on Friday.

“As we passed, I did smell, like, some gas smell,” said Alexis Castillo, who also lives in the area. “I could smell that.”

New Mexico State Police is the responding agency in HAZMAT situations, plane crashes and train derailments, confirmed a spokeswoman for the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Department.

Residents continue to use Three Saints Road, however, it is closed to the public. There is no estimate yet on when it will re-open.