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Oil slick discovered off the Long Beach coast

Oil slick spotted off the coast of Long Beach
Oil slick spotted off the coast of Long Beach 00:50

The Long Beach Fire Department is working to contain an oil slick off the city's coast.

According to the department, the oil slick is about 200 by 300 feet large. It is near the dock slips off of the 400 block of East Shoreline Drive. 

Authorities are unsure how the slick originated but will continue to monitor it. Long Beach fire has set up booms to contain the slick as hazmat teams continue to clean up the spill.

No marine or wildlife were damaged by the slick.

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