Oil Spill: Los Angeles, CA

I Never thought it could happen here...... But obviously I wasn't paying attention:  What is worse this is adjacent to the L.A. River that we have been working to preserve for 20+ years!

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People in LA are knee deep in…oil?? 

Early this morning a pipe burst, spraying Los Angeles and neighboring towns with 10,000 gallons of crude oil -- some spots up to several feet high! http://n.pr/1jiBLce

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A broken oil pipe leaked 50,000 gallons of oil over a half-mile area in Atwater Village, a suburb of Los Angeles, early Thursday morning, and oil is now reportedly knee-deep on some streets.

Crude oil runs down street uncontained heading towards more businesses in Atwater Village. pic.twitter.com/fObzwdrvlO
— Newsreel TV (@newsreeltv) May 15, 2014

Oil spill geyser send crude flying 30 feet into air in Atwater Village industrial park. Businesses evacuated. pic.twitter.com/FPiNELrf4a
— Newsreel TV (@newsreeltv) May 15, 2014

Raw footage shows the oil spurt into the air, and spill river-like down a nearby road:

Read more: http://www.thewire.com/national/2014/05/burst-pipe-leaks-50000-gallons-of-oil-onto-california-streets/370926/#ixzz31oYCjgB7

"The LAFD said that the 20-inch above ground pipe burst  soon after midnight and that no injuries were reported. NBC-Los Angeles the "event" has partially shut down the area, where oil was seen shooting skywards and into some businesses. The spill also caused the evacuation of a local establishment called The Gentleman's Club."

The affected oil line has been shut off.......

More:  
Last night, tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil went running through the streets of Los Angeles after a pipeline burst.

The entire surrounding community is evacuated, and the oil was knee deep in places. 

http://gawker.com/l-a-knee-deep-in-oil-after-pipe-ruptures-spilling-5-1576761699

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2014/05/15/pipeline-ruptures-spilling-10k-gallons-of-oil-onto-atwater-village-streets/

Still more:

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Approximately 10,000 gallons of crude oil -- enough to fill a backyard swimming pool -- spilled over a half-mile area after an above-ground 20-inch pipeline broke around 12:15 a.m. Thursday near 5175 W. San Fernando Rd.

Oil shot 15 to 20 feet upward in the sky and onto the nearby business, The Gentlemen’s Club, covering the windows is a dark coating of oil. The Gentlemen's Club was evacuated, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

 http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Thousands-of-Gallons-of-Oil-Spill-in-Atwater-Village-259354591.html