RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 3 : USA - Explosion

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Situation Update No. 3 Posted:2010-04-02, 09:29:45 [UTC] Ref.no.: EX-20100402-25563-USA Situation Update No. 3 On 2010-04-02 at 15:42:40 [UTC] Event: Explosion Location: USA State of Washington Anacortes Refinery Anacortes Number of Deads: 3 person(s) Number of Injured: 4 person(s) Situation: An explosion and fire at a Washington state oil refinery shook homes and shot flames into the night sky early today, killing three people and critically injuring four others. The fire struck the Tesoro Corp. refinery in Anacortes, about 70 miles north of Seattle, at about 12:30am. The blaze occurred while maintenance work was being performed and was extinguished in about 90 minutes. Four employees—two men and two women—are hospitalized with major burns over most of their bodies. All employees have been accounted for, and investigators are trying to determine the exact cause of the blaze. The extent of the damage is unknown, but parts of the refinery continue to operate. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu