Vicki Loomis talks about her life today, four years after a large flood and oil spill devastated parts of Coffeyville, including the Loomises' home. (Sept 22, 2011)
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Four years after a large flood and oil spill devastated parts of Coffeyville, what used to be a residential part of the town is now empty lots. (Sept. 22, 2011)
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Four years after a large flood and oil spill devastated parts of Coffeyville, what used to be a residential part of the town is now empty lots. (Sept. 22, 2011)
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The owner of a garage in the section of Coffeyville that was devastated by a flood and oil spill four years ago has turned the structure into a sign that criticizes the Coffeyville Resources Refinery. A valve left on at the refinery allowed 80,000 gallons of oil to spill into the rising floodwaters of the Verdigris River in the summer of 2007. (Sept. 22, 2011)
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Jean King had just purchased her dream home in Coffeyville four years ago when a flood and oil spill devastated the neighborhood she lived in. Jean and her sister decided they would stay and rebuild in the east side of Coffeyville that is now nothing more than empty streets and lots. (Sept. 22, 2011)
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The Coffeyville Resources refinery can be seen behind one of the only condemned house that's still standing after floodwaters and oil from the refinery flooded the southeast Kansas town in 2007. The refinery purchased the homes and properties of most of the people who lived in the flood-affected area. (Sept. 22, 2011)
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Four years after a large flood and oil spill devastated parts of Coffeyville, what used to be a residential part of the town is now empty lots. (Sept. 22, 2011)
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Vicki Loomis talks about her life today, four years after a large flood and oil spill devastated parts of Coffeyville, including the Loomises' home. (Sept 22, 2011)
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