The strong smell of oil reported by residents near the intersection of Robert Hunt Drive and North Greensboro Street was traced to a spill from an unused 275-gallon underground storage tank, town officials reported.
Carrboro crews were not able to determine how much oil leaked out the tank; it was flushed out with groundwater. The town expects minimal impact on Bolin Creek and has notified the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources about the spill and its source.