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A controlled burn of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill sends towers of fire and smoke hundreds of feet into the air over the Gulf of Mexico June 9, 2010. The U.S. military is involved in the recovery effort.

OIL FIRE

A controlled burn of oil from the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill sends towers of fire and smoke hundreds of feet into the air over the Gulf of Mexico June 9, 2010. The U.S. military is involved in the recovery effort.

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