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PHOTOS: Refugio State Beach oil spill

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
  • This photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows an oil slick from a broken pipeline off the central California coast near Santa Barbara
  • Crude oil covers a palm frond at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  • Crude oil covers rocks at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  • ABC7 reporter Christina Salvo holds up a rock covered in crude oil at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  • ABC7 reporter Christina Salvo holds up a glove covered in crude oil at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  • Cleanup crews work at Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  • Cleanup crews walk down Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  • This photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. shows an oil slick from a broken pipeline off the central California coast near Santa Barbara on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
  • Cleanup crews walk down the beach at Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
  • Oil covers rocks along Refugio State Beach after an oil spill on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
  • This photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. shows an oil slick from a broken pipeline off the central California coast near Santa Barbara on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
  • An oil spill was reported at Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
  • An oil spill was reported at Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- A ruptured pipeline spilled oil at Refugio State Beach, 20 miles west of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

The break created a thick, black slick along the coastline. The cause of the incident remains under investigation.

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