http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27426220
Los Angeles oil pipe spill: 'Knee-deep' oil in streets
An oil pipe in Los Angeles has broken, spilling an estimated 50,000 gallons (190,000 litres) of oil in the streets, the LA Fire Department (LAFD) says.
Crude oil has spread into an area of about half a mile (0.8km), with reports of oil "knee high in some areas", the LAFD added in a statement.
The oil line was remotely shut off, and teams were on the scene containing the run-off, the statement said.
No injuries have been reported. Some businesses are said to be affected.
The above-ground oil pipe broke in the early hours of Thursday near San Fernando Road, a major road in Los Angeles.
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Re: Los Angeles oil pipe spill: 'Knee-deep' oil in streets
Well, we really didn't need L.A., anyway.
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Probably a attack by local militant atheists. Control LA they control California.FBM wrote:Well, we really didn't need L.A., anyway.
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Re: Los Angeles oil pipe spill: 'Knee-deep' oil in streets
Are they sure it's a pipe break, or did all the greasers shake their heads at the same time?
Yeah well that's just, like, your opinion, man.
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They should let it spread for another hundred miles in any direction, then toss a match on it.
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Doors were wrong too:Scumple wrote:
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Doors not wrong. Doors are America's Beatles.rainbow wrote:Doors were wrong too:Scumple wrote:
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Re: Los Angeles oil pipe spill: 'Knee-deep' oil in streets
Pfft. 38,000 litres won't even fill two trailer loads. The knee deep bit would be oil pooling in a dip of the adjacent road. For a better comprehension of the scale of spills from pipelines in the USA have a look at this:
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Re: Los Angeles oil pipe spill: 'Knee-deep' oil in streets
I see that map includes that time a few years ago in Livengood, Alaska when a drunken prospector shot the TransAlaska Pipeline with a .338 rifle and started a gusher.
They followed his snowmobile tracks to his home to arrest him, BTW. There were apparently no convenient road signs.
They followed his snowmobile tracks to his home to arrest him, BTW. There were apparently no convenient road signs.
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Nevada comes out well, I see...
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Re: Los Angeles oil pipe spill: 'Knee-deep' oil in streets
Every drunk should carry a .338, in case they meet another drunk with a .338.piscator wrote:I see that map includes that time a few years ago in Livengood, Alaska when a drunken prospector shot the TransAlaska Pipeline with a .338 rifle and started a gusher.
They followed his snowmobile tracks to his home to arrest him, BTW. There were apparently no convenient road signs.
It's only common sense.
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