Hundreds Forced to Flee Gasoline Spill in River
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From Associated Press
ST. ALBANS, W. Va. — About 8,000 gallons of gasoline spilled while being pumped from a barge on the Kanawha River into storage tanks, forcing hundreds of people to temporarily evacuate. Mayor Eddie Bassitt said early Tuesday that tests revealed the threat of explosion had passed, and 450 to 500 residents who had been evacuated to a high school Monday were being sent home.
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