Our refinery had an explosion and fire

I was 12 miles away and felt the explosion while out hunting.


‘We’re very grateful’: No serious injuries following explosion at Saint John refinery

 

The fact you could feel the blast 12 miles away makes me think it is a minor miracle that no one was seriously injured or killed.

 

Looks pretty major!

 

I'm guessing they had an issue and evacuated, hence the no major injuries?

 

Nope happened without warning, luckily it was break time and everyone had left the area.

 

I wonder if they'll use that and the resulting fuel shortage as an excuse to raise prices - and then somehow 'forget' to lower them when the situation normalises. That's what's happened in the UK over the decades with a range of commodities. Coffee and potatoes are two examples I remember but there have been others...

 

A sort if 'mini' Buncefield:
Buncefield fire - Wikipedia
BBC NEWS | UK | How Buncefield fire unfolded
Measured 2.4 on the Richter scale.
Over a year later people were still seeking compensation for lost homes.

Glad no-one was hurt in CA.

 

Buncefield certainly rattled me here. Shook the house badly and I had three lanterns jump off their hooks and break glass and destroy a Tilley vaporiser. I am about five miles away and it was a seriously big bang. ::Neil::