LOS ANGELES (AP) - Oil is seeping into a residential Los Angeles neighborhood and authorities are trying to figure out where it’s coming from.
City News Service says the oil began pooling on North Neptune Avenue in the Wilmington area at about 1 a.m. Tuesday.
Workers from the City of Los Angeles hazardous materials team along with a private company are tracking the source of the oil.
The street is closed but residents are being allowed access to and from their homes.
Police Lt. B. Roberts says the seeping oil does not pose a threat to the public.
The neighborhood is adjacent to the Wilmington Oil Field, one of the largest oil fields in the continental United States. There are several refineries in the area.
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