It was the second fire to occur at Philadelphia Energy Solutions this month. The fire broke out at the Girard Point portion. No Deal: Capitol Hill Coronavirus Relief Talks Falter as Benefits Expire At 4:24 a.m., two minutes after the second explosion, the Philadelphia Fire Department struck a third alarm — sending, in all, about 51 trucks and 120 people to the site. ""It is safer if it burns itself out," Murphy said. "We haven’t made a decision to let it burn itself out, but that may occur before we can safely isolate it," the statement said.Some residents in Philadelphia said the explosions knocked art off their walls. Authorities are working to account for all the personnel, Corley said -- though Murphy said no one who'd been at the facility is missing.Employees "were working somewhere close to the vat" when the fire started, "but far enough away that the initial explosion didn't injure anyone," Murphy said.
The fire cannot be placed under control because of the propane and butane that's burning in the vat, which is being fed by a main. The extent of damage to the refinery wasn't clear early Friday, but it appeared to be confined to the vat area. Concerned residents can call our Community Information Hotline at 215-339-7300 for updates and the status of the refining complex." Four refinery staff members suffered minor injuries and were treated at the site, a refinery spokeswoman said.Large pieces of debris were thrown blocks away and rained down onto streets and traffic lights. The blasts were felt as far as South Jersey. Social media recorded a massive fireball from the Philadelphia oil refinery early Friday.The refinery's fire crews have been fighting the flames with city fire crews in support, and the blaze has been contained to the general vat area, Murphy said.During the press conference, Murphy said the fire was not under control, but was "confined and contained." PHILADELPHIA -- A fire that burned for more than a day following an explosion at a Philadelphia oil refinery has been extinguished, though officials are still monitoring local air quality. "We sincerely apologize for any concern this has caused the community. "The Philadelphia Department of Health, however, said that they The refinery processes 335,000 barrels of crude oil every day at two plants in the complex — Girard Point and Point Breeze. "Immediate exposure can trigger asthma and other issues," he cautioned. Accident: Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery Fire and Explosions . On June 10, a In its statement, PES said it is "thankful that no one was seriously injured." Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.The explosion and fire came from a vat of butane -- one of the products that come from the process of refining crude oil -- at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery starting around 4 a.m., Deputy Fire Commissioner Craig Murphy said. The refinery is the largest and oldest on the U.S. East Coast; there has been a plant on the site since 1870.