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Coast Guard to set fire to gulf oil spill

April 28, 2010 by Bird-Rescue

As oil drifts toward land, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday that it will set fire to an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The “controlled burn” would involve setting fire to an area of oil trapped by special containment booms on the ocean’s surface. About 1,000 barrels (42,000 US gallons) of crude are … Read more

Categories Uncategorized Tags Coast Guard, fire, Gulf, oil spill, set

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