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of emergency tonight as crews work around the clock to clean up after tuesday s massive crude oil spill off the coast of santa barbara. crews have scanned now 7,700 gallons of oil off the coast. it entered the water causing a nine-mile oil slick along the coastline t. spill resulted from a rupture of an underground pipeline tuesday which prompted beachgoers to report a strong odor of oil. by the time officials shut down the pipeline more than 100,000 gallon office oil are estimated to have been released underground with about a fifth of that oil seeping into the ocean. officials said today a number of dead animals have been recovered and others are being nursed back to health. cleanup doesn t occur overnight. it s a long process and i ask for your patience as we continue our work. we urge the public to stay out of the affected areas that have been closed for the response. joining us in santa barbara

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