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NewsJanuary 17, 2017

NICKELVILLE, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri county highway is expected to be closed until Thursday as crews clean up an oil-pipeline spill. Enbridge Energy said Sunday nearly 200 barrels of oil leaked from a pipeline at its pump station near Nickeville...

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NICKELVILLE, Mo. -- A southwest Missouri county highway is expected to be closed until Thursday as crews clean up an oil-pipeline spill.

Enbridge Energy said Sunday nearly 200 barrels of oil leaked from a pipeline at its pump station near Nickeville.

KYTV-TV reported a detection alarm alerted workers to the leak.

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The company said about 8,400 gallons of oil leaked.

Most of the oil stayed on the company's property, but some reached a draining ditch. That oil will be vacuumed from it.

The Missouri Department of Transportation said Lawrence County Route M is closed between Halltown and Everton.

A company spokesman says an investigation is trying to determine what caused the leak.

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