Alaska oil well leaking gas

A federal official says crews in Alaska are trying to shut down an oil well that is leaking explosive natural gas on the frozen North Slope.
The Environmental Protection Agency says a crack in a BP wellhead near Deadhorse sent up mist of crude oil Friday before it froze over and an initial leak stopped.
However, agency spokeswoman Suzanne Skadowski says a second crack was discovered that’s releasing flammable, explosive gas.
Site of the crude oil spill (Photo: Alaska Department of Environm