Local News in Brief : Slick Found on River
A petroleum substance, possibly oil, leaked into the San Gabriel River early Wednesday, but slowly dissipated.
Long Beach fire officials noticed a heavy sheen on the river in the early morning and notified the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, which dispatched a crew to follow the slick upstream.
By the time workers found the source at an underground storm drain system near Imperial Highway at the Downey-Norwalk border, the leak had stopped, according to Jean Granucci, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.
The substance could have come from as far east as Santa Fe Springs, where the drain originates.
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