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Residents of Kendal, Cumbria, first spotted the oily substance floating atop the River Kent near Mintsfeet industrial estate on Friday.

David Harpley from the Cumbria Wildlife Trust said the river was "famous for white clawed crayfish" that were "likely to be affected by poor water chemistry".

The Environment Agency (EA) said the issue had been traced to a surface water drain and that it worked with United Utilities to deploy oil absorbent booms and bales to stem the flow of diesel.

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