LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Fire Department says a ruptured oil pipe near the suburb of Glendale
has spilled about 50,000 gallons of crude oil onto streets.
According to the Fire Department, the leak from a 20-inch pipe was reported at about 12:15 a.m. Thursday
in Atwater Village and the oil line was remotely shut off. No injuries were reported.
Oil spilled over approximately half a mile and is knee-high in some areas. Firefighters and hazardous
materials crews are on the scene.
A handful of commercial businesses are affected, including a strip club that was evacuated.
Fire Department spokesman Erik Scott says there’s no “visible evidence” that the oil has entered storm
drains, which empty into the Los Angeles River. But he says it’s possible that oil has seeped under
manhole covers.