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Wynnewood Refinery Tank Fire

 
Site Contact:
Chris Ruhl
OSC

(ruhl.christopher@epa.gov)

Site Location:
P.O. Box 305
Wynnewood, OK 73098
 response.epa.gov/wynnewoodrefinery
NRC#: 833664

WYNNEWOOD, Okla. -- Crews battled a refinery fire in Wynnewood early Friday afternoon after, officials said, lightning struck a tank.

Eyewitnesses said that a bolt struck storage tanker No. 138 at the Gary Williams Refining Co., which employs 185 people. They said the strike peeled back part of a storage tanker and suffered heavy damage.

Wynnewood Refinery have evacuated employees and Wynnewood Refinery Fire Brigade have been foaming the tank to extinguish the fire. OSC Chris Ruhl is en-route to respond.


Tank No 138 fire and plume Fire with electrical lines in foreground US Highway 77 and fire Naptha and Diesel fire Two storage tanks on fire Tank No. 138 close up plume viwe from southeast of fire 2 tanks on fire fire and plume from NW looking SE
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