PBF Energy's Delaware City refinery explosion injures three: media

[October 31, 2018]    (Reuters) - An explosion due to an equipment failure at PBF Energy's Delaware City, Delaware refinery on Monday injured three people, requiring hospitalization, a report by Delaware Online said.

PBF runs a 182,200 barrel-per-day refinery in Delaware City.

During equipment maintenance, there was a minor explosion and three men were burned, the report said, quoting a state fire marshal.

The report also said there was no fire and no major damage to equipment at the facility.

(Source: https://bit.ly/2RkwK6e)

(Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru)

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