China Oil Spill :Cleanup Operations Under Control

China Oil Spill :Cleanup Operations Under Control

Over 23 tonnes of oil-eating bacteria are being used to clean up an oil spill off the coast of northeast China's Dalian City, four days after pipelines exploded near one of China's largest oil reserve bases.
It’s been five days since China’s largest reported oil spill occurred. It is now 165 square miles forcing nearby beaches to close. The explosion caused a massive fire that took more than 15 hours to get under control.
Thousands of firefighters, engineers and even a flotilla of 800 fishing boats are involved in cleanup operations which have already reduced the oil slick by a third from its peak of 50 sq km.