Cleaning up Carcinogens

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Story Published: Apr 16, 2009 at 11:27 PM PDT

By Stacy Lilienthal

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Crews are still cleaning up after a woman drove her car off the road in Wapato Wednesday night, hitting 2 power poles.

A regulator fell from one of the poles on Campbell road , started the car on fire, and began leaking oil. The accident killed driver Angela Bueno. Hundreds of people lost power because of the wreck.

Crews are cleaning up PCB, a known carcinogen and replacing dirt. "We take everything plus another 6 inches to make sure we get everything." Clark Satre with Pacific Power assures, "Then it's tested for contamination and put in tubs and sealed and then taken to the appropriate landfill."

Troopers are still investigating the cause of the crash.
We're told Angela was a mom of six and grandma to nine.

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