Trans-Alaska Pipeline Leak Worrying Officials

Environmentalists are working to prevent further damage to the area affected by the oil leak, which was a result of a bullet.

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October 6, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

By Christian Madera @http://www.twitter.com/cpmadera

"Oil spewed like a geyser from the trans-Alaska oil pipeline Friday, more than 24 hours after a man shot a hole in the line. Crews struggled to stop the leak and clean up an estimated 280,000 gallons of oil, which under high pressure sprayed through a small hole onto about 2 acres of trees, brush and tundra. "Our priority is that no oil migrates from the site to the Tolovana River a mile away," said Brad Hahn of the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation.

Thanks to Christian Peralta

FULL STORY: Oil spill shuts down pipeline

Friday, October 5, 2001 in The Houston Chronicle

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