Monday, July 2, 2007

Kansas town hit with oil spill, flooding

(Reuters) - More than 1,000 barrels of oil were estimated to have spilled from the 108,000 barrel-per-day refinery in Coffeyville, Kansas, according to refinery operator Coffeyville Resources. The oil could not be contained on site and made its way into the Verdigris River.




The spill also contaminated the floodwaters, which had risen more than 30 feet, sweeping into homes and businesses and turning roads into rushing streams.


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