Nation IN BRIEF : PENNSYLVANIA : Fuel Slick Floats in Allegheny River
An 8-mile-long fuel slick caused by a landslide floated south down the Allegheny River, threatening drinking water for tens of thousands. Fumes from the spill forced the evacuation of 100 people. The Coast Guard used booms to try to contain the spill. A 10-inch pipeline was cracked by the landslide about 30 miles north of Pittsburgh near Freeport, Pa. About 75,000 gallons of “transmix”--a combination of diesel fuel, gasoline and oil--ran into Knapp Run Creek and then into the river. Thousands of residents north of Pittsburgh were told to conserve water because intake valves had been shut to protect water supplies.
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