Coffeyville assesses damage from flooding and oil spill

COFFEYVILLE, Kan. | Contractors and environmental officials are considering cleanup options in this southeast Kansas town a week after 71,400 gallons of crude oil mixed with floodwater.

The oil that spilled from the Coffeyville Resources refinery coated houses and lawns in a slimy, smelly goo. It prompted a class-action lawsuit in federal court against Coffeyville Resources, said Andrew Hutton, a Wichita lawyer involved in the litigation.


He said that the flood was predictable and that the refinery should have been shut down sooner.

The lawsuit alleges that more than 200 properties