Blueknight Energy Partners will immediately dispatch person­nel to the site to help handle the emer­gency and to provide information to public safety officials to aid in crisis response. We will take the necessary operating actions ­starting and stopping pumps, closing and opening valves, and similar steps ­to minimize the impact of the emergency.

Public safety personnel and oth­ers unfamiliar with the pipeline involved in the emergency should not attempt to operate any of the valves on the pipeline. Improper operation of the pipeline valves could make the situation worse and cause other accidents to happen.