Remembering Whatcom Creek Records, 1979-1999 1999.

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Remembering Whatcom Creek Records, 1979-1999 1999.

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This collection of photographs, poetry, newspaper clippings, artwork, and speeches documents the June 10, 1999 pipeline explosion and the meaning of Whatcom Creek to the Bellingham Community.

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Western Washington University

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Western Washington University

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Western Washington University. Center for Pacific Northwest Studies

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On June 10, 1999 a gas pipeline, operated by Olympic Pipe Line, burst and dumped almost 230,000 gallons of fuel into nearby Whatcom Creek in the heart of Bellingham, Washington. The fuel flowed 1 1/2 miles downstream before being accidentally ignited by two ten year old boys playing with fireworks near the creek. Wade King and Stephen Tsiorvas died the following day from severe burns. Eighteen year old flyfisherman, Liam Wood, also died along the creek due to fume inhalation and drowning. The fi...

Olympic Pipeline Company

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