SUNOCO FIRE AT TOLEDO REFINERY RESULTS IN ONE INJURY

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Message From: opisalerts@opisnet.com Date: Wed, Jan 19, 2000, 11:45am To: opisalerts-l@lists.opisnet.com (OPIS Y2K Alerts) Subject: [opisalerts-l] OPIS Alert Reply to: opisalerts-l@lists.opisnet.com (OPIS Y2K Alerts) 2000-01-19 11:24:35 EST ***SUNOCO FIRE AT TOLEDO REFINERY RESULTS IN ONE INJURY A flash fire at Sunoco's 135,000 b/d Toledo, Ohio refinery this morning has resulted in one injury but a refinery spokesperson told OPIS that production has not been impacted by the accident. According to the Sunoco spokesperson, the "flash fire" broke out in Plant 3 of the complex as vapors coming out of the crude unit heaters ignited causing the brief blaze. One worker, a woman, was taken to the local hospital and is being treated for burns. Sunoco said they would update the status of the employee and the refinery operations later this afternoon. - Mark Mahoney - mmahoney@opisnet.com ---

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