A federal official said crews in Alaska are trying to shut down an oil well that is leaking explosive natural gas on the frozen North Slope. The Environmental Protection Agency said a crack in a BP wellhead near Deadhorse sent up mist of crude oil on Friday before it froze over and an initial leak stopped. However, agency spokeswoman Suzanne Skadowski said a second crack was discovered that’s releasing flammable, explosive gas. The agency said the initial oil release may have affected an area of about one-and-a-half acres. Skadowski said the EPA, state and BP hoped to shut down the well on Saturday.

Source: Fox News April 16, 2017 02:03 UTC