Makati oil leak’s exact location found
11/09/2010The source of the petroleum leak in Makati City was finally found, after four months since its discovery.
The First Philippine Industrial Corp. (FPIC) yesterday said it has located the source of the oil leak in its pipeline just two to three meters from where the Magallanes flyover footing is located.
FPIC officer-in-charge Anthony Mabasa said the company’s excavation crew found minute-sized cracks (smaller than a grain) clustered in one area on the portion of the pipeline. The pipeline leak was found along Bonifacio and Osmeña streets in Makati.
He added metal fatigue may have caused the cracks although he suspected that overloaded trucks put pressure on the pipeline.
“The pipeline was not designed for heavy vibration. We don’t want to be pointing accusing fingers. We just know there are many overloaded
trucks plying Metro Manila and it’s one of the causes of road destruction as well as the early deterioration of bridges and structures,” Mabasa told a press briefing..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101109hed6.html
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