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Keystone Pipeline Leak Spills 210,000 Gallons of Oil in South Dakota

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TransCanada - Image of Amherst incident taken earlier today by aerial patrol as part of our initial response. For more updates, visit - https://www.transcanada.com/amherst-incident

cbsnews.com - AP - November 16, 2017

AMHERST, S.D. -- TransCanada Corp.'s Keystone pipeline has been shut down after it leaked an estimated 210,000 gallons of oil in northeastern South Dakota, the company and state regulators reported Thursday.

Crews shut down the pipeline Thursday morning and activated emergency response procedures after a drop in pressure was detected resulting from the leak south of a pump station in Marshall County, TransCanada said in a statement. The cause was being investigated.

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