Cleanup Continues After Broken Pipe Sends Oil From East LA Into LA River and Toward Port of Long Beach

Construction crew ruptures 16-inch pipeline, sending 2,400 gallons of crude oil into East LA streets and storm drains

A routine street project in East Los Angeles, California, became something far more serious. A construction crew damaged an underground line, releasing at least 2,400 gallons of crude oil into a heavily traveled intersection and nearby storm drains. While the flow has since been stopped, the spill reportedly reached the Los Angeles River, setting off an ongoing cleanup and public health response, according to local news station FOX 11. What's Ha…

Cleanup continues after broken pipe sends oil from East LA into LA River and toward Port of Long Beach

At least 25 birds affected by the oil spill have been rescued, according to the Oiled Wildlife Care Network.

Small business owners impacted by East LA oil spill

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Cleanup continues from Friday oil spill in East Los Angeles

East Los Angeles—Cleanup continued Wednesday following an oil spill from a broken pipeline that sent at least 2,400 gallons onto an East Los Angeles intersection and into the Los Angeles