Final 'kill' of BP well set to happen by Sunday

National Incident Commander Thad Allen told reporters that a relief well is expected to intersect with the blown out well within 24 hours. He said mud and cement will then be pumped in, which is expected to seal the blown-out well within four days. "We are within a 96-hour window of killing the well ...

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