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| At least 20 casualties in Wisconsin oil refinery explosion - reports (VIDEO) | At least 20 casualties in Wisconsin oil refinery explosion - reports (VIDEO) |
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| An explosion and fire at a large oil refinery in Superior, Wisconsin, has resulted in at least 20 casualties, according to the local fire department. | |
| “There is a report of multiple casualties. Initial reports are at least 20 casualties transported. Multiple agencies have responded,’’ said Superior Fire Chief Steve Panger in a statement. | “There is a report of multiple casualties. Initial reports are at least 20 casualties transported. Multiple agencies have responded,’’ said Superior Fire Chief Steve Panger in a statement. |
| Reports of an explosion and fire at the Husky Energy refinery emerged just after 10am on Thursday. Five people were taken to hospitals in Duluth, Minnesota, said Panger to the AP. The severity of their injuries remains unknown, although others were less injured. There are no known fatalities. | |
| Plumes of black smoke could be seen emitting from the Stinson Ave. location. Witnesses reported feeling the shaking of an explosion, and soon after employees were evacuated and emergency services were on the scene. | |
| A contractor working inside the building at the time of the blast said the explosion sounded like a “sonic boom” and that it happened when crews were shutting down the plant for repairs. Panger said the explosion came from a small tank holding either crude oil or asphalt and that the fire has since been extinguished. | |
| Superior Police issued a warning to residents to stay away from the area, although there is “no immediate/ongoing or expected further threat to refinery employees or the community at this time.” | |
| The school district of Superior told parents on Facebook that all fires have been extinguished and there is no “reason for concern or to evacuate.” | |
| “We have been made aware of a fire at Husky (Calumet refinery). We have been advised by the police department that there is no reason for concern or to evacuate”, read the statement. “We received word that the School District can go about it's regular school day. All fires are out.” | |
| Wisconsin's sole oil refinery employs about 180 people and provides Northland with gasoline, asphalt and other specialty petroleum products. About 50,000 barrels of oil are processed at the refinery every day. |