Baku-APA. An estimated 700 barrels of crude oil spilled Thursday from a pipeline in the Ventura area, officials said, APA reports quotimng NBC.
A hazmat investigation began after units discovered a pipeline had burst about 5:30 a.m. in the Hall Canyon area above the city of Ventura, according to Ventura County Fire Capt. Mike Lindberry.
Crews found crude oil flowing into the Prince Barranca, a natural flow of water that leads to the beach near the Ventura Pier.
Firefighters rushed to stop the flow to prevent it from leaking into the ocean. Nearly 30,000 gallons of oil had spilled a half-mile down the barranca but it did not reach the beach, officials said.
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