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Explosion rocks oil refinery in West Texas

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02/18/2008
11:17

Source: Pravda.Ru

By Anastasia Tomazhenkova: A dreadful explosion
rocked an oil
refinery in Texas. A
violent blast shook buildings kilometers away Monday morning.
At least one person injured.

oil refinery
explosion

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Howard County dispatcher claimed "All I
know is that it blew up".

The 8:30 a.m. blast sent black smoke
billowing into the sky and shut down a major interstate.

The refinery, owned by Dallas-based Alon USA,
employs about 170 people and produces about 70,000 barrels a
day. Company spokesman Blake Lewis claimed that he
did not know how many people might be at the plant at the
time.

Lewis remarked that the company had
an unconfirmed report of an incident but did not know any
details. He said a plant manager was on the way to the plant.

Big Spring police spokesman Roger Sweatt said
there was a "major event" at the plant but that his department
did not know anything about injuries. He said Interstate 20
was shut down near the plant.

"There's some fire and a whole bunch of
smoke," Sweatt said.

The blast terrified residents of the town,
about 450 kilometers west of Dalls.

"Our walls shook. It jolted your bed. It was
like an earthquake." said Laura McEwen, the wife of Mayor Russ
McEwen who lives about three kilometers from the refinery.

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