The Long Beach / Wilmington / Port or Los Angeles Fire Location
This fire has been reported to have been started by a spark from a welding torch from a steel importer. There are lots of oil storage tanks in the area.
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Refineries in Spain Are Spread Out Evenly Across The Country
Spanish Refineries Are Spread Out Nicely Through the Country
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Why Is Oil Seeping From Ground in Wilmington?
Wilmington, California why is the water and oil seeping from the ground?
Refinery pipe or pressurized oil drilling nearby in Long Beach?
A broken pipe caused crude oil to seep onto the streets of Wilmington overnight Tuesday, officials said.
Hazmat units with the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to reports of oil flowing through cracks in the asphalt on the 1200 north block of Neptune Avenue at 7:00 p.m. Monday night, according to fire officials.
CBS2's Joy Benedict reports neighbors started seeing liquid Monday afternoon and at first believed it to be water. They later contacted the fire department after realizing the liquid was, in fact, crude oil.
"You never expect something to start bubbling out of the concrete," resident Naomi Payan said.
Once the oil flow on the street was stopped, various county health and hazmat services were dispatched to the location, along with crews to repair the broken pipe and cap the source of the leak, officials said.
Los Angeles Pipelines Map
Los Angeles does not have any major oil pipelines running directly through the city. However, there are several oil pipelines that pass through or near Los Angeles County, transporting crude oil from various sources.
The Plains All American Pipeline does operate the Plains Pipeline, Line 63, also known as the Santa Barbara Pipeline. This pipeline runs from the Las Flores Canyon Processing Facility near Los Alamos, Santa Barbara County, to refineries in Kern County and Los Angeles County.
The Line 63 pipeline gained significant attention due to an oil spill that occurred in May 2015. The rupture in the pipeline resulted in the release of approximately 140,000 gallons of crude oil, a portion of which reached the Pacific Ocean near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County. The incident led to environmental damage and prompted concerns about pipeline safety and the potential risks associated with oil transportation.
Following the spill, there were increased calls for stricter regulations, inspections, and improved safety measures for oil pipelines in California. The incident contributed to discussions surrounding the environmental impacts of oil infrastructure and the transition to cleaner energy alternatives.