A leak at a Marathon Petroleum refinery in Galveston, Texas, has been capped. All leaked oil is contained on site, officials say.
More than 20,000 tons of diesel spill from a damaged storage tank at a metallurgical plant.
Heavy equipment brought in to contain and clean up the 4,200 gallon release
Railroads have been operating under 30-day speed restrictions in the wake of Feb. 6 accident in Saskatchewan.
The fiery Feb. 6 train derailment spilled 7,500 barrels of crude in Saskatchewan.
The LyondellBasell refinery specializes in processing heavy-sulfur crude.
The Canadian government issues an order for trains hauling dangerous goods to reduce speed.
Water was transported to the isolated site via tanker truck relay.
Only one of the four casualties originally reported has survived.
About 630 gallons of crude oil discharged into Tabbs Bay in east Houston from an out-of-service wellhead is contained and in the process of being removed, the U.S. Coast Guard reports.
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