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Retired Newport Beach city worker recounts 1985 well explosion

Name: Retired Newport Beach city worker recounts 1985 well explosion
Uploaded: 2025-12-09T17:24:00-0800
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Description: Michele Gile speaks with a retired Newport Beach city worker who was badly burned when an oil well exploded in 1985. He's recounting his harrowing experience as the city deals with more issues from the abandoned wells on the Balboa Peninsula.

Michele Gile speaks with a retired Newport Beach city worker who was badly burned when an oil well exploded in 1985. He's recounting his harrowing experience as the city deals with more issues from the abandoned wells on the Balboa Peninsula.