MAYFLOWER, Ark. (AP) - Officials say crews have recovered about 4,500 barrels of oil and water after a crude oil pipeline ruptured in central Arkansas.
Authorities say an ExxonMobil pipeline sprung a leak Friday afternoon in Mayflower, a small city about 20 miles northwest of Little Rock.
A Saturday news release from ExxonMobil and local officials says officials have observed a few thousand barrels of oil in the area, but are preparing a response for more than 10,000 barrels "to be conservative."
Authorities are still investigating the cause of the spill, which led to a number of evacuations in a residential area.
Officials on Friday said dozens of homes were being evacuated, but the Saturday news release said the city recommended that 22 homes be evacuated.
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