24 Jun 2019 South Philadelphia was rocked by a massive refinery explosion on Friday, with fire and smoke billowing into the air. The images were horrific. 21 Jun 2019 Fire, explosions rock Philadelphia oil refinery. Patricia Madej, Andrew Maykuth and Joseph A. Gambardello. The Philadelphia Inquirer. Jun 21 21 Jun 2019 US gasoline prices jumped after a large fire and explosions were reported at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery, the largest on the 21 Jun 2019 Philadelphia oil refinery still burning more than 12 hours after explosion ripped through a butane tank sending fireball into the sky and rattling PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A major explosion rocked a South Philadelphia oil refinery, sparking a massive fire early Friday morning. Video of the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery shows as it burns right into the early morning sky. Officials say five people were injured in the blast, all suffering minor injuries.
A huge fire at the East Coast’s largest oil refinery turned the early morning sky over Philadelphia a bright orange and yellow and awakened startled residents with explosions that shook homes 4 People Injured In Major Explosion, Fire At Oil Refinery In South Philadelphia, Officials Say By Kimberly Davis June 21, 2019 at 6:47 pm Filed Under: Local , Local TV , Philadelphia News , South An vat of butane exploded at a South Philly oil refinery early Friday morning, leaving the structure burning for hours and forcing nearby residents to shelter in their homes. The explosion at the 150-year-old refinery on 3100 West Passyunk Avenue was reported around 4 a.m. and was still burning around 7 a.m., according to BillyPenn . Fireman and police stage along an off ramp for Route 291 where a three alarm fire was at an oil refinery in South West Philadelphia, June 21, 2019 in South Philadelphia. An oil refinery in the city An oil refinery converts crude oil into a range of petroleum products, including gasoline, diesel and heating oil.
16 Oct 2019 The explosion that destroyed the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in June was so powerful it launched a 38000-pound piece of 29 Jun 2019 An overfilled 80,000-gallon oil storage tank exploded. Eight firefighters were killed and 14 were injured. Fire scene at the Gulf refinery complex in 16 Oct 2019 Did deadly gas cloud escape during Philly refinery fire? processing equipment and millions of barrels of crude oil and fuel stored in tanks.
21 Jun 2019 PHILADELPHIA REFINERY FIRE: Video of the explosion at a were battling a raging fire at an oil refinery in Philadelphia after a series of 2 Dec 2019 The very presence of a large oil refinery in our City raises a series of valid questions, therefore it was important that City government understand 21 Jun 2019 The blast occurred around 3:20 a.m. at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery on Passyunk Avenue, city officials said. No injuries have been 21 Jun 2019 The massive blaze started when a vat of butane exploded at the 150-year-old South Philadelphia refinery Friday, sending flames and large 3 Jul 2019 Unit at Philadelphia refinery completely destroyed in fire: sources Crude oil had just been tapped for the first time in 1859 in Titusville,
A refinery owned by Gulf Oil Corporation in Philadelphia, located at Girard Point on the Schuylkill River in South Philadelphia, caught fire on Sunday, August 17, 17 Jan 2020 Philadelphia residents, workers wait in the dark as bidders line up to buy the biggest oil refinery on the East Coast. But after an explosion and fire tore through the facility last summer, Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the 21 Jun 2019 PHILADELPHIA — A fire in a vat of butane at the largest oil refinery on the U.S. East Coast turned the early morning Philadelphia sky a bright 21 Jun 2019 PHILADELPHIA REFINERY FIRE: Video of the explosion at a were battling a raging fire at an oil refinery in Philadelphia after a series of 2 Dec 2019 The very presence of a large oil refinery in our City raises a series of valid questions, therefore it was important that City government understand 21 Jun 2019 The blast occurred around 3:20 a.m. at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refinery on Passyunk Avenue, city officials said. No injuries have been