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More than 8,000 gallons of hazardous material spills in a Bucks County creek near the Delaware River

So far, no harm to wildlife has been reported.

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More than 8,000 gallons of a hazardous solution have spilled into Otter Creek near the Delaware River in Bristol Borough, Bucks County, officials said late Saturday, and the total potentially could reach 12,000 gallons.

The Coast Guard said the spill of what it described as a water-soluble “latex finishing material” was reported about 11:40 p.m. Friday.

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Cleanup operations are underway, and the Coast Guard was urging people to stay away from the area.

It said it had received no reports of harm to wildlife.

The Coast Guard did not identify the source of the spill, but other news outlets reported that it was the Trinseo chemical plant. The Coast Guard said the source “has been secured and is under investigation.”

Agencies involved the investigation include the EPA, NOAA, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, and the state Fish and Boat Commission, the Coast Guard said.