"State authorities in Brandenburg reported a major oil spill north of Berlin late on Wednesday, saying there had been an accident affecting a pipeline connecting a major oil refinery to the Baltic Sea port of Rostock. "An accident occurred on the PCK piepline near Gramzow/Zehnebeck, resulting in a large oil spill," a spokesman for Brandenburg's Environment Ministry said. "Emerency services are on site. No information can be provided at this time about the cause of the exact extent of the damage.""
"A major oil refinery is located near the border to Poland in Schwedt, operated by PCK. The company says on its website that the facility can process 11.5 million metric tons a year, "making it one of the largest crude oil processing sites in Germany." Large quantities of oil were leaking from the pipeline, a spokesperson for the PCK refinery told public broadcaster rbb without providing an immediate estimate of the volume or cause of the incident."
State authorities in Brandenburg reported a major oil spill north of Berlin late on Wednesday after an accident on a pipeline connecting the Schwedt PCK refinery to the Baltic Sea port of Rostock. Emergency services are on site, and officials said no information is available about the cause or exact extent of the damage. Large quantities of oil were leaking from the pipeline according to a PCK spokesperson, who did not provide an estimate of volume. The Schwedt refinery near the Polish border can process 11.5 million metric tons a year. Nearby areas include extensive forests, nature reserves and the Oder river along the Polish border.
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