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HALIFAX, N.S. - RCMP in Nova Scotia are investigating an oil spill in the Sackville River.
Police say they were notified of the spill at 9 a.m. today.
The oil spill was traced back to a billiards business nearby, where police say it appears a line was deliberately cut on an outside oil tank.
Several hundred litres of furnace oil spilled out of the tank sometime between 1 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
Halifax fire services have contained the spill in the river and officials with the federal and provincial departments of environment were on the scene.
Police say they were notified of the spill at 9 a.m. today.
The oil spill was traced back to a billiards business nearby, where police say it appears a line was deliberately cut on an outside oil tank.
Several hundred litres of furnace oil spilled out of the tank sometime between 1 a.m. and 7:30 a.m.
Halifax fire services have contained the spill in the river and officials with the federal and provincial departments of environment were on the scene.
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