Who, What, Where, When, How, Why
Who: Plains Midstream Canada pipeline
What: Up to 3,000 barrels (475,000 liters) of crude oil have
spilled from a Plains Midstream Canada
pipeline into a tributary of the Red Deer River.
Where: The oil spilled into Jackson
Creek near the community of pristine
wilderness: Sundre, about 100 kilometers from Red Deer, Alberta
When: The spill was discovered Thursday night (June 7th,
2012)
How: Ruptured pipeline
Why: Pipelines conveying flammable or explosive material,
such as natural gas or oil, pose special safety concerns.
Leaks and ruptures are seemingly inevitable.
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