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Burst pipe at oil refinery spews petroleum mixture onto street

Por: Los Angeles Times Nation January 21, 2024

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A broken pipe at a Valero refinery in Wilmington sent a mix of oil, gas and water spewing into the street on Saturday afternoon, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. Firefighters arriving at the Valero Wilmington Refinery around 1:45 p.m. found the oily mixture shooting roughly 30 feet into the air from the broken pipe and raining onto East Anaheim Street. Emergency personnel were able to shut down the flow and contain part of the... + full article



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