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Horizon well exploded according to published reports did federal officials purchase the fire boom they used to begin containing the spillage, though a federal plan for such disasters drawn up in 1994 called for just such a response. and might if adhered to resulted in the capture of 95% of the spilled oil. that apparent failure feeds in complaints launched by the "new york times" and rush limbaugh alike alleging the obama administration waited too long to arrest control of the accident from b.p. now some are making a comparison team obama finds unwelcome. >> you know some critics are saying th...

Would be a black plume of smoke, there would be some fires that are going to be contained by a fire boom, it's a special boom designed for this, but as far as the black plume of smoke, we're not anticipating people to actually be able to see it from shore. martha: how wide an area? i mean, we can see that it's spreading through this very wide area. do you light the fires around the perimeter of the whole area? how do you do it? >> i believe they're just going to do a little at a time. i haven't heard exactly how much they're planning to do at a time just yet. martha: you know, any thoughts on ...

A massive oil slick in the gulf of mexico now moving closer to the coast. only about 20 miles away so the coast guard has a plan -- fire. cnn's reynolds wolf live in venice, louisiana, this morning right there on the tip out in the gulf. hey, reynolds. >> reporter: hey, kyra. you know, the whole idea about doing this sounds like it would be pretty simple, doesn't it, just to clean it up by just throwing a match out there. let's be careful here. i mean, this could be a potentially dangerous situation. they're handling it in a careful way. the way they go through this method is use something cal...