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JP-4 pipeline spill; burlington county, new jersey

NOAAORR-6596

issued: 1988-08-02 00:00Z
status: cancelled 1988-08-16 00:00Z
self-cancels: 1988-08-16 00:00Z
authority: NOAA OR&R
sea: North Atlantic Ocean
position: 39.929, -74.717
source: incidentnews · first seen 2026-09-03 15:09Z

Original warning text

JP-4 Pipeline Spill; Burlington County, New Jersey.
Burlington County, New Jersey.
1. At approximately 1000 on August 2, 1988, a municipal work crew digging holes for telephone poles struck an eight-inch underground jet fuel transfer pipeline. The product leaked for about 25 minutes before the valves could be turned off. The local fire department contained the spill and contractors removed the product. USCG district 1.
2. COMMODITY: JET FUEL. MAXIMUM POTENTIAL RELEASE: 100000 GALLONS.
3. POSITION 39.929N 074.717W. NOAA INCIDENTNEWS 6596: https://incidentnews.noaa.gov/incident/6596

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