A pipeline leaked oil in Wilmington near the Cerritos Channel on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The cracked pipe and leak was reported about 4:35 a.m. at 1500 E. Anchorage Road, near the location where the 47 Freeway crosses the Commodore Schuyler F. Heim Bridge, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.<\/p>\n
The pipe leaked a mixture of water and oil onto a drilling property.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe leak was largely confined to land, with waterways minimally affected,\u201d according to fire department spokesperson Lyndsey Lantz, who said evacuations initially issued for live-aboard boats at nearby docks have been lifted and no injuries reported.<\/p>\n
\u201cSeveral agencies including Watershed Management and the U.S. Coast Guard were involved at the height of the incident,\u201d Lantz said in an update issued about 8 a.m., \u201cwhich has now been turned over to the private company equipped with vacuum trucks and other resources to handle cleanup.\u201d<\/p>\n
Crews conducted a cleanup operation on vegetation and soil\u00a0impacted by the spill, with no reports of the spill affecting wildlife in the area.<\/p>\n
The two agencies concluded their response to the rupture Thursday afternoon. An investigation into the cause of the pipe failure was underway.<\/p>\n
\u201cPreliminary data has shown that what spilled was produced water,\u201d officials said in a statement.<\/p>\n
There were no impacts on terminal operations or port-related traffic, the Port of Los Angeles said.<\/p>\n
Staff writer Donna Littlejohn contributed to this report.<\/p>\n
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