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PHOTOS: Refugio State Beach oil spill

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Wednesday, May 20, 2015
This photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Department shows an oil slick from a broken pipeline off the central California coast near Santa Barbara
Crude oil covers a palm frond at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
Crude oil covers rocks at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
ABC7 reporter Christina Salvo holds up a rock covered in crude oil at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
ABC7 reporter Christina Salvo holds up a glove covered in crude oil at Refugio State Beach on Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
Cleanup crews work at Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
Cleanup crews walk down Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
This photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. shows an oil slick from a broken pipeline off the central California coast near Santa Barbara on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
Cleanup crews walk down the beach at Refugio State Beach, site of an oil spill, Wednesday, May 20, 2015.
Oil covers rocks along Refugio State Beach after an oil spill on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
This photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Fire Dept. shows an oil slick from a broken pipeline off the central California coast near Santa Barbara on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
An oil spill was reported at Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
An oil spill was reported at Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles west of Santa Barbara, Tuesday, May 19, 2015.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- A ruptured pipeline spilled oil at Refugio State Beach, 20 miles west of Santa Barbara on Tuesday, May 19, 2015.

The break created a slick some 4 miles long along the coast. The cause of the incident is unknown.

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