not sure if this has made the news where you are (where ever you are), but we had an explosion yesterday morning (6am EST, 01/10/15) in the Isocracker unit. by 3pm the fire was contained, and there were no injuries. State and Federal EPA are of course on site to monitor air quality, etc.
here are a few news links.
First the local TV station:
http://www.hometownstations.com/story/27816818/husky-refinery-fire
local Paper:
http://www.limaohio.com/news/home_top-news/51014284/Explosion-fire-shake-Limas-Husky-Refinery
and Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/10/us-refinery-blast-husky-lima-idUSKBN0KJ0FQ20150110
it's a 155,000 bpd refinery, one of the oldest refineries in the country, and produces roughly 25% of the gas sold in Ohio.
now i'm just waiting to see when theleeches Speculators, are gonna pounce and spike the price of gas (currently around $1.97)
I Heard/Felt nothing. i was solidly Sawing Logs(ie: Snoring) when it happened.
here are a few news links.
First the local TV station:
http://www.hometownstations.com/story/27816818/husky-refinery-fire
local Paper:
http://www.limaohio.com/news/home_top-news/51014284/Explosion-fire-shake-Limas-Husky-Refinery
and Reuters:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/10/us-refinery-blast-husky-lima-idUSKBN0KJ0FQ20150110
it's a 155,000 bpd refinery, one of the oldest refineries in the country, and produces roughly 25% of the gas sold in Ohio.
now i'm just waiting to see when the
I Heard/Felt nothing. i was solidly Sawing Logs(ie: Snoring) when it happened.