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Kinder Morgan Pipeline Spills up to 42,000 Gallons of Gasoline Into California Drainage Canal

December 13, 2020

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Spills up to 42,000 Gallons of Gasoline Into California Drainage Canal

Kinder Morgan Pipeline Spills up to 42,000 Gallons of Gasoline Into California Drainage Canal
A pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons of gasoline into a waterway in Walnut Creek, California. California Office of Spill Prevention and Response / Facebook

A Kinder Morgan pipeline leaked tens of thousands of gallons of gasoline into a waterway in Walnut Creek, California, prompting concerns from residents worried about the company’s safety record.

 

Locals are mistrustful of the company after a 2004 explosion on the same line killed five construction workers and injured four others, the San Francisco Chronicle pointed out. In this case, area residents say they saw Kinder Morgan respond to the spill before they were informed of what was happening.

“They scared quite a few people on this street and no one was saying anything,” Matt Dooling told the San Francisco Chronicle. “This happened right where the 2004 explosion happened, so when they say that it’s not dangerous, we don’t really believe them.”

The story began Nov. 20 when company officials first noticed a pressure drop on part of the pipeline that runs between Concord and San Jose, The Mercury News reported. They shut down portions of the pipeline at the time, but then a worker reported the smell and appearance of gas in a drainage canal Dec. 2.

“We immediately shut down the pipeline and isolated the area,” Kinder Morgan spokeswoman Melissa Ruiz told The Mercury News.

Dooling told the San Francisco Chronicle that he observed Kinder Morgan workers examining the canal Dec. 2 while walking with his daughter, but that he and other neighbors were not given an explanation until days later.

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Suncor facility in Rimouski leaked thousands of litres of gasoline – Montreal – CBC News

January 2, 2015

Suncor facility in Rimouski leaked thousands of litres of gasoline – Montreal – CBC News.

Thousands of litres of gasoline leaked from a Suncor facility in Rimouski, Que., on Thursday evening, said a spokesman with the company.

Residents living near the facility called police to complain about a strong gas smell.

Staff found a small crack in a valve near a reservoir that held two million litres of gasoline.

The workers have diverted the gas into another reservoir, containing 1.6 million litres of the gas.

Claude Schink, the facility’s supervisor, expects the cleanup will continue pumping fuel until 2 p.m. ET Friday.

Schink told a news conference the company does not have a number on how much fuel was spilled, but said the crack in the valve was small.

So far, 30,000 litres of foam, water and gasoline have been vacuumed from the site.

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