Wildlife officials say that multiple oiled birds were found on Saturday, just a day after a crude oil pipeline was ruptured in East Los Angeles and leaked approximately 2,400 gallons of oil, some of which crept into the LA River.
The incident was reported just before 3:20 a.m. on Friday near E. Cesar Chavez Avenue and N. Eastern Avenue, Los Angeles County Fire Department officials said. The pipeline was ruptured in two places when a crew with Plains West Coast Pipeline was drilling in the area as they worked to install fiber optic cable 10 feet underground.
It took approximately 30 minutes for someone to shut off the valve, which is located near Dodger Stadium. In that time, officials estimate that 2,400 gallons spewed from the 16-inch pipeline that runs from Kern County to the Port of Long Beach…