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In the early morning of June 21, 2019, a fire and multiple explosions occurred at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.A release of hydrocarbons and hydrofluoric acid in the refinery's alkylation unit caused a ground-hugging vapor cloud which rapidly ignited, leading to three separate explosions minutes apart from each other.
An 8-day long fire then consumed at least 45 acres of storage tanks and damaged nearby homes and businesses. In addition to a boy killed in his home, one Standard Oil workman died of a heart attack, another 40 were injured, and 1,500 evacuated. [49] On Nov 23, 1957, 2 workers were killed in a Whiting Standard of Indiana refinery fire. [49]
An area estimated at 200,000 square feet (19,000 m 2) of the refinery was badly burned by the fire that followed the violent explosion, damaging refinery equipment worth millions of dollars. [69] The pressure wave was so powerful it blew out windows offsite up to three-quarters of a mile (1.2 km) away. [67]
The Omsk refinery processed more than 21 million metric tons (420,000 barrels per day) of crude oil in 2022. Russia's Omsk oil refinery reports fire, operating normally Skip to main content
August 24 – 2012 Venezuela Refinery Explosion. An explosion and fire at the Paraguaná Refinery Complex killed 48 and injured 151. September 11 – 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Karachi garment factory killed at least 312 workers. [245] [246] September 11 – 2012 Pakistan garment factory fires. A fire in a Lahore shoe ...
On April 26, 2018, an explosion and subsequent fire occurred at the Husky Energy Oil Refinery in Superior, Wisconsin.An initial explosion was reported at 10:00 AM and was extinguished close to noon, however a piece of debris had hit a storage tank containing asphalt, which ignited after spilling across the refinery, sending a thick plume of black smoke into the air.
The crack continued to grow and a significant quantity of flammable gas was released as company fire fighters gathered at the scene. The gas ignited, killing 17, seriously injuring 10 others, damaging the refinery, and launching the upper portion of the vessel to 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) from its original location. [2]
Imperial Sugar's refinery in Port Wentworth, Georgia, was a four-story structure on the bank of the Savannah River. Imperial, based in Sugar Land, Texas, had bought the refinery and its brand name in 1997 from a previous local owner. Known since construction as the Dixie Crystal refinery, it was the main employer in Port Wentworth, a town of ...