Knee-deep oil spill in Los Angeles after pipeline breaks

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/15/oil-spill-los-angeles

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An estimated 50,000 gallons of crude oil spilled over a half-mile area of Los Angeles because of a break in an above-ground pipeline.

No injuries were reported, the city's fire department said. The pipeline was shut off remotely.

"Oil is knee-high in some areas," the fire department said. "A handful of commercial businesses are affected."

The break was near San Fernando Road in Atwater Village, the fire department said. The incident shut down a section of the Atwater Village area, a local TV station reported.

The fire department initially said the spill was one million gallons, but subsequently revised down the estimate.