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July 21, 2010 |
Oil spill in Dalian, China
Five days ago, in the northeastern port city of Dalian, China, two oil pipelines exploded, sending flames hundreds of feet into the air and burning for over 15 hours, destroying several structures - the cause of the explosion is under investigation. The damaged pipes released thousands of gallons of oil, which flowed into the nearby harbor and the Yellow Sea. The total amount of oil spilled is still not clear, though China Central Television earlier reported an estimate of 1,500 tons (400,000 gallons), as compared to the estimated 94 - 184 million gallons in the BP oil spill off the Louisiana coast. The oil slick has now grown to at least 430 square kilometers (165 sq mi), forcing beaches and port facilities to close while government workers and local fishermen work to contain and clean up the spill. (29 photos total)

The photo taken on July 18, 2010 shows firemen taking break after extinguishing an oil pipeline blaze at a port in Dalian, China. Dozens of oil-skimming vessels were working to remove a growing slick in the water off the port city following a weekend pipeline explosion and fire. (AFP/AFP/Getty Images) #

An aerial photo, released by China's Xinhua news agency on July 17, 2010, shows an oil slick floating off the coast of Dalian, China. Efforts were under way to contain and clean up a large oil slick after pipeline explosions at the northeastern Chinese port sent greasy black plumes into the ocean, state media reported. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Tian Jingyue) #

People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers place protective booms to control the spread of leaked crude oil at a beach in Dalian, China on July 21, 2010. Dalian's Xingang oil port has resumed some loadings for refined fuel for the domestic market, but fuel exports remain temporarily halted, industry officials said, as the oil spill clean-up is still under way. (REUTERS/Stringer) #

Two workers try to rescue their co-worker (left) from drowning in the oil slick while he was attempting to fix an underwater pump during the oil spill clean-up operations at Dalian's Port on July 20, 2010. (REUTERS/Jiang He/Greenpeace) - [Editor's note: To clarify, the events depicted in this and the next five photographs show firefighters Zhang Liang (top left), Han Xiaoxiong (top right) and Zheng Zhanhong (entering water). Zhang Liang went under the water and oil, did not resurface, and drowned. The man being pulled ashore in the last three photos is Han Xiaoxiong. References 1,2] #

The oil covered hand of a firefighter who was overwhelmed by the thick oil spill while attempting to fix an underwater pump is seen after he he was brought to shore by his colleagues in Dalian, China on Tuesday, July 20, 2010. (AP Photo/Jiang He, Greenpeace) - [Editor's note: To clarify, the events depicted in this and the previous five photographs show firefighters Zhang Liang (top left of photo 24), Han Xiaoxiong (above) and Zheng Zhanhong (not pictured). Zhang Liang went under the water and oil, did not resurface, and drowned. The man being pulled ashore in the last three photos is Han Xiaoxiong. References 1,2] #
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Dalian, China - Google Map