Rescuers rush to save geese and ducks soaked in oil due to spill in Boston river
Source: AP
By CHARLES KRUPA and PATRICK WHITTLE
Updated 4:22 PM CST, December 9, 2024
BOSTON (AP) — Wildlife rescuers were rushing Monday to tend to dozens of geese and ducks that were soaked in oil after a spill in a Boston river.
Police and fire departments were dispatched to the Muddy River on the border of Boston and the town of Brookline a little after noon on Sunday following reports of a possible oil leak, Brookline police said. Responders found there was some kind of leak into the waterway that impacted wildlife — including numerous ducks and geese, police said.
State environmental officials and wildlife rescuers responded and were still on the job Monday, officials said.
Preliminary findings show the oil leak appears to be coming from a storm drain under a nearby condominium complex, said Danielle Burney, spokesperson for the Massachusetts Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs. The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection estimates less than 100 gallons (379 liters) of oil was released, Burney said.
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