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"Seven employees
of a contractor working on site were injured, four of them
critically, in what appeared to be a flash fire involving a
crude-oil pipeline connection," said Sunoco Logistics spokesman
Jeffrey Shields.
"Three of the injured were transported to burn centers via
helicopter, four by ambulance to area hospitals."
Marcus McLellan, a spokesman for Jefferson County Sheriff's
office told 12NewsNow.com that the fire broke out while the
workers were welding.
Shields said the injured workers were employed by L-Con Inc.
"We would like to reassure the public that there was no danger
to residents who live near the plant," the sheriff's office said
on Facebook.
Crude oil, condensate, naphtha, base and extract oils are stored
at the facility, which has a total crude oil storage capacity of
approximately 24 million barrels in approximately 130
aboveground storage tanks, according to the company.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien in Milwaukee; Addtional reporting
by Erwin Seba in Houston; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore and
Alexander Smith)
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