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Enbridge US pipeline fire may last 3 days-official

Wed Nov 28, 2007 11:13pm EST

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SINGAPORE, Nov 29 (Reuters) - A fire burning at the Enbridge Inc (ENB.TO) oil terminal in Minnesota that has shut down most of the main pipeline that delivers Canadian crude to U.S. Midwest refineries may burn for three days, a county official said on Thursday.

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"The area under fire now is 100 feet (30.5 metres) by 100 feet, it is anticipated to burn for up to three days," Jeanine Brand, County Attorney and Public Information Officer for Clearwater County, where the explosion occurred, told Reuters by phone.

"Apparently, there was an oil leak within the last couple of weeks, crews were around when they finished, and they pressured the pipeline, and crude started spilling from the pipeline, oil sprayed and created an oil spill." (Reporting by Luke Pachymuthy; Editing by Jonathan Leff/Ramthan Hussain)

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