Refinery Acid Spill Contained
A leak in a storage tank Saturday at Texaco’s Wilmington refinery resulted in a spill of about 33,000 gallons of sulfuric acid, Texaco and Los Angeles City Fire Department officials said.
Gil Espinoza, a Fire Department spokesman, said no injuries were reported in the 2:30 a.m. accident.
Workers later discovered that the 30-foot storage tank in which the leak occurred had a six-inch crack, said Barbara Kornylo, a Texaco spokeswoman. The cause of the crack had not been determined.
Kornylo said the acid was contained by a dike that covers a 100-foot-square area.
Cleanup at the refinery, at 2101 E. Pacific Coast Highway, was not expected to be completed until today.
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