"Alexander Trenn of the Schwedt fire department said the leak had a pressure of around 20 bar (roughly 290 psi) at its peak, causing a fountain of oil several meters high to spew out. Specialist machinery was being used to remove the spilled oil. Clean-up operations would continue into Thursday morning, he said. Trenn said around 100 fire department officers and some 25 company employees were working on site."
"The company says on its website that the facility can process 11.5 million metric tons of oil a year, "making it one of the largest crude oil processing sites in Germany." Meanwhile, the AFP news agency cited a PCK spokeswoman as saying that "deliberate external influence" such as sabotage could already be "ruled out." The PCK oil refinery in Schwedt is one of Germany's largestImage: Patrick Pleul/dpa/picture alliance Local public broadcaster rbb reported that by 19:45 local time (1845 UTC/GMT), "the leak was for the most part plugged, although some oil was still leaking out.""
An accident on the PCK pipeline near Gramzow/Zehnebeck caused a large oil spill north of Berlin, with emergency services responding on site. Roughly 200,000 liters of oil escaped at a pumping station, creating a fountain several meters high when pressure peaked around 20 bar. Specialist machinery and around 100 fire officers plus 25 company employees worked to remove the oil, with clean-up continuing into Thursday morning. The nearby Schwedt refinery can process 11.5 million metric tons of crude annually. A PCK spokeswoman said deliberate external influence could be ruled out. By 19:45 local time the leak was largely plugged.
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