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Marie Sharp

East Lothian bathers warned to stay out of water after oil spill at Torness

Families have been warned to stay out of the water at two East Lothian beaches after an oil leak from a substation at Torness nuclear power plant.

East Lothian Council has advised people not to bathe at Thorntonloch and Skateraw beach as a clean-up operation gets underway.

The local authority said an electrical fault at the substation caused an automatic fire protection system to activate leading to a mix of oil from the transformer and cooling water overflowing into the drainage system.

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