BP stops oil flow from blown-out well in Gulf of Mexico 10 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jul 15 2010)


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(Thursday, July 15, 2010, 2:25 p.m. CDT; during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill) — BP announced today it had capped its crippled underwater well that sent 4.9 million barrels of crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico over the previous three months after an offshore drilling rig explosion and fire killed 11 workers Apr. 20, 2010, and unleashed an unchecked torrent from the depths.


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