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BP stops 1 of 3 oil leaks in Gulf of Mexico--local media


    TORONTO (Reuters) - BP officials said they capped one of the three leaks that have been gushing oil into the Gulf of Mexico after last month's explosion and fire on a drilling rig, local media reported Tuesday.

    WWLTV in Louisiana said that BP officials confirmed they have stopped one of the three leaks.

    A spokesman for the company was unable to confirm, but said, "We've been trying to fit a valve to a point along the riser."

    (Reporting by Janet McGurty in Toronto and Tom Bergin in London; Editing by John Picinich)