Buried: Contamination, confusion in a Beaufort military community
Buried: An Island Packet investigation
In the 1950s, more than a thousand tanks filled with heating oil were buried underneath Laurel Bay, a Marine housing community in Beaufort County. Decades passed by, and those tanks corroded. Fuel leaked into the soil, contaminating the ground. Now Laurel Bay residents battle with leukemia, infertility and rare diseases. And they can't help but wonder, is contamination the cause?
This story was originally published December 23, 2017 at 5:00 AM with the headline "Buried: Contamination, confusion in a Beaufort military community."