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Article: Crews Plug Alaska Pipeline Leak
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- October 7, 2001
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MAUREEN CLARK, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-07-2001
Crews Plug Alaska Pipeline Leak
FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP) -- Crews on Saturday installed a clamp over a bullet hole in the trans-Alaska pipeline, finally stopping a leak that spewed 285,600 gallons of oil onto the wilderness over three days.
With the temporary repair in place, workers turned their attention to a permanent fix and the massive job of cleaning up some two acres of trees, brush and tundra 75 miles north of Fairbanks. Regulators said there was no evidence that any wildlife has been affected.
``We anticipate it will take literally years to get the area free of contamination,'' said Bill Howitt, a vice president of Alyeska ...