CHESAPEAKE – Some South Hill residents are demanding answers following last week's collapse of a storage tank that dumped up to 2 million gallons of liquid fertilizer.

Last Wednesday’s collapse at Allied Terminals didn’t surprise some people, including Eudora Mitchell. She told Councilman Cliff Hayes she’s fed up living in an area surrounded by fertilizers, fuels and other hazardous materials

She told Hayes she’d move if she could find another place to live and get fair market value for her home.

“What are the chances that that might happen?” she asked Hayes.  He responded, “Well that's what we're working on.”

Another resident also said he'd love to move away.

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“Financially, the economy right now, it's killing not only me, it's killing everybody,” says Curtis Hill.

Councilman Hayes says he’s seeking federal money to help families get out of the neighborhood, but he hasn’t gotten a response yet.

“The City of Chesapeake created this problem,” Hayes stated.  “Our staff is working diligently to do what we can to pull it together and I can assure we're working with the staff to try and do something.”

Meantime, the clean-up from the Tank 201 spill continues, as do several investigations.

City Council began a work session at 4:00 p.m. to get a debriefing on the spill.

At 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, there’s a community meeting with Allied Terminals officials, residents, the Chesapeake Fire Department and representatives form the Environmental Protection Agency. It’s being held at the South Norfolk Community Center at 1217 Godwin Avenue.