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The Bridgeport gasoline pipeline break

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    Bridgeport pipeline strike prompted shelter request; current restrictions unclear

    Nearby residents and workers were asked to stay inside after construction hit a fuel pipeline. Its contents are now reported as jet fuel, while an all-clear remains unverified.

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    Earliest sourceCBS Philadelphia

    What we knew first

    • Construction struck an underground fuel pipeline near River Road and Coates Street. Nearby residents and workers were asked to shelter, and police closed traffic.

    Still open then

    • The present status of the shelter request and road closure, the precise shelter boundary, and the extent of any release remain unverified.

    We said we'd watch for

    • A timestamped official update establishing protective guidance, road access, fuel identification and the condition of the damaged line.

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