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Oil refinery tank explosion in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, releases 17 to 30 million gallons of oil into Newtown Creek; Spill area covers up to 100 acres; Newtown Creek designated a Superfund site in 2010; No direct fatalities or health effects linked to spill
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11/15/1979 12:00 AM
11/16/1979 12:00 AM
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