Tesoro Refinery Fire After Blast Injures 4, 3 Missing
In a midnight explosion at an oil refinery Friday in Washington state, four workers were wounded and three have been reported missing, said officials.
The fire started at 12.40 a.m. PT friday at the Tesoro Corporation Refinery, Washington. The Skagit County and Anacortes fire departments sent fire fighters to put out the fire.
Two injured workers were taken from local hospitals to Seattle's Harborview Medical Center by around 3:30 a.m. PT and the other two injured workers were also on their way to hospital as reported by msnbc.com.
Talking to NBC station KING 5, Jason Chinchen said that he lives three to four miles away from the refinery and felt his windows shake.
He also said that there was a loud noise like a jet flying overhead.
The fire started at the naptha unit of the Tesoro refinery complex and it was put out by the refinery's emergency crews, as reported by AP who quote Tesoro Refinery human resources manager John McDarment.
