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Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion hurled 38,000-pound piece of shrapnel across Schuylkill River
NBC10 Philadelphia/CBS.GOV A video still from NBC10 of the V-1 explosion that occurred at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery on June 21. The explosion that destroyed the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in June was so... Read More
United States, Pennsylvania Oil Refineries
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
For South Philly residents, new report on refinery explosion prompts more health worries
The thick black smoke over her South Philadelphia neighborhood was enough to make Carol White feel as if she couldn’t breathe. She never had asthma or respiratory issues, but the June 21 explosion at the refinery near... Read More
United States, Pennsylvania Oil Refineries
Wednesday, October 16th, 2019
S. Philly refinery blast released 5,000 pounds of a deadly chemical [Hydrofluoric acid]
Philadelphia dodged several potential catastrophes during a dramatic June 21 refinery blast, which released about 5,239 pounds of a deadly chemical and launched pieces of shrapnel as large as a truck hurtling across the 1,300-acre refinery... Read More