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Law Practice

Jul. 16, 2002

In-House Counsel Don't Trust Their Fire-Fighting Skills Until Crises Arise

Vincent Gonzales remembers the phone call he got on June 10, 1999, from an Atlantic Richfield Co. refinery worker. A 400-mile pipeline had ruptured, spilling 229,000 gallons of gasoline into a creek and park in Bellingham, Wash. The ensuing explosion killed two 10-year-old boys and an 18-year-old fisherman.

        By Liz Valsamis
        
        Vincent Gonzales remembers the phone call he got on June 10, 1999, from an Atlantic Richfield Co. refinery worker.
        A 400-mile pipeline had ruptured, spilling 229,000 gallons of gasoline into a creek and park in Bellingham, Wash. The ensuing...

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