Oil refinery fire

A billowing fire and series of explosions at a South Philadelphia oil-refining complex, the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, shook homes as far away as southern New Jersey on Friday morning.

14 Dec 2019 Firefighters brought a fire at the largest oil refinery in France under control Saturday, local officials said, hours after it started in the small hours  12 Feb 2020 A fire broke out overnight at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Baton Rouge oil refinery in Louisiana, halting production at the fifth-biggest fuel-making plant  21 Jun 2019 A fire at an oil refinery in South Philadelphia caused a series of explosions before dawn on Friday, unleashing a giant ball of flames and  21 Jun 2019 A fire at a Philadelphia oil refinery early Friday morning resulted in an explosion felt for miles, generating a fireball so big and so hot that the  9 Oct 2018 The blast was believed to be the result of a malfunction in the diesel refining section of the Irving Oil refinery in St John's, New Brunswick, said 

What burned was not crude oil. Fire officials told CBS News the incident was a massive propane explosion. The cause still under investigation and the bulk of the refinery, back up and running.

12 Feb 2020 A fire broke out overnight at Exxon Mobil Corp.'s Baton Rouge oil refinery in Louisiana, halting production at the fifth-biggest fuel-making plant  21 Jun 2019 A fire at an oil refinery in South Philadelphia caused a series of explosions before dawn on Friday, unleashing a giant ball of flames and  21 Jun 2019 A fire at a Philadelphia oil refinery early Friday morning resulted in an explosion felt for miles, generating a fireball so big and so hot that the  9 Oct 2018 The blast was believed to be the result of a malfunction in the diesel refining section of the Irving Oil refinery in St John's, New Brunswick, said 

6 days ago The fire erupted at the oil refinery, which is owned by New Jersey-based PBF Energy, shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, shutting down the main 

26 Jun 2019 A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions at the 150-year-old industrial complex  21 Jun 2019 The fire began around 4:15 a.m. ET at Philadelphia Energy Solutions, one of the East Coast's largest oil refineries. (Butane is a byproduct of the 

A large fire broke out early Friday at an oil refinery in Philadelphia, rattling the area with at least one booming explosion and lighting up the dark sky with huge balls of gas and flame.

The company says its oil refining complex, which processes about 335,000 barrels of crude oil daily, is the largest on the U.S. East Coast. This is the second fire reported at the refinery this month. Fire breaks out at largest oil refinery on the West Coast. An explosion at the Marathon Refinery, which is located in Carson near Los Angeles, led to a huge fire that crews battled to put out

21 Jun 2019 A fire at a Philadelphia oil refinery early Friday morning resulted in an explosion felt for miles, generating a fireball so big and so hot that the 

21 Jun 2019 Firefighters were battling a raging fire at an oil refinery in Philadelphia after a series of explosions set it alight around 4 a.m. Friday morning. 21 Jun 2019 An vat of butane exploded at a South Philly oil refinery early Friday morning, leaving the structure burning for hours and forcing nearby  26 Feb 2020 A large oil refinery has suffered an explosion and is currently on fire in Carson, CA. Initially, the local freeway had to be shut down, but it is now  22 Jun 2019 Officials say a very small fire continues to burn at a Philadelphia refinery following explosions and a pre-dawn blaze that shook homes and 

Authorities said the fire broke out about 4 a.m. at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex, which claims to be the largest oil refining complex on the East Coast.Nearby residents said the An orange fireball filled the sky in Philadelphia early Friday after an explosion at an oil refinery in the southwest part of the city. An explosion and asphalt fire at a refinery in Wisconsin It’s the second fire at the refinery in one month, following a June 10 fire in which no injuries were reported. According to its website, the complex produces 335,000 barrels of crude oil daily. The fire, at least the third such incident at a California refinery since 2012, was a reminder that the region’s many refineries are complex industrial facilities, with the potential for A billowing fire and series of explosions at a South Philadelphia oil-refining complex, the largest on the Eastern Seaboard, shook homes as far away as southern New Jersey on Friday morning. Following a series of explosions and a catastrophic fire that took days to extinguish, Philadelphia Energy Solutions — the largest oil refinery on the East Coast — is shuttering its South Philadelphia facility in two weeks, laying off more than 1,000 employees and causing gasoline futures to spike. A massive fire and series of explosions rocked a South Philadelphia refinery complex, the largest on the East Coast, early Friday morning. The blast jolted people from their sleep and prompted a