"Size Of Pipeline Spill Again Underestimated In N. Carolina"

"HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. — An energy company has again underestimated the amount of gasoline that spilled from a crack in a pipeline running through a North Carolina nature preserve.

The Colonial Pipeline Company issued a statement Friday saying it likely underestimated the size of the spill at 1.2 million gallons. The company did not provide a new estimate.

The company initially reported the size of the spill in September at 273,000 gallons. It revised that estimate upward to 1.2 million gallons in January."

The Associated Press had the story April 18, 2021.

Source: AP, 04/20/2021