Fire extinguished at HollyFrontier's Tulsa, Oklahoma refinery
8/8/2018 4:32:34 PM
HOUSTON (Reuters) - HollyFrontier Corp said it did not expect operational disruptions at its 85,000-barrel-per-day (
“Our employees and contractors are accounted for and safe,” said HollyFrontier spokesman Craig Biery. “No injuries were reported and we do not anticipate operational disruptions.”
The company said the fire broke out at about 1:10 pm local time (1810 GMT) on Wednesday. Firefighters from the refinery put out the blaze.
A large black column of smoke was seen rising from pits containing thick, black liquid, according to video on KOTV-TV.
HollyFrontier has two refineries in Tulsa. The Tulsa East plant has a capacity of 70,300
Reporting by Erwin Seba in Houston and Eillen Soreng in Bengaluru; Editing by Marguerita Choy and Diane Craft
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