Runaway Oil Well Capped
Associated Press
MEXICO CITY —
Salvage crews managed to cap a runaway oil well in the Gulf of Mexico and divert the oil and gas to a burner set up nearby, thus keeping pollution to a minimum, the state petroleum monopoly Pemex said Wednesday.
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