Refinery fire in Tulsa

[shiner]

Lots of thunderstorms in the area tonight. Did lighting set this off? No idea...breaking news right now and don't see any links for it online yet. Pretty rare for them to break away from weather coverage when tornadoes are in the area.

 

[shiner]

Watching this station live so I'm guessing they might have something about the fire on their website soon.

Looks like one of the storage tanks is on fire. No idea what product is in it. One guess was diesel due to the extra thick black smoke.

 

[manimal]

what city is it near?

 

[shiner]

what city is it near?

"Refinery fire in Tulsa"

I dunno.......Sacramento???

 

[ProfJohn]

Yet another reason that Sacramento sucks.

 

[manimal]

"Refinery fire in Tulsa"

I dunno.......Sacramento???

I had spent a year in Tulsa and was wondering which area......

 

[shiner]

I had spent a year in Tulsa and was wondering which area......

The old Sunoco refinery, now owned by Holly Refining. Just West of downtown.

 

[shiner]

Ok...not looking that bad now. 1 storage tank is involved but refinery fire crews have it under control

 

[Lemon law]

Yet another reason to raise gas prices.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

OMG time to ban oil, end of the oil era they're saying. never thought it would happen in the US in my lifetime.....

 

[dmcowen674]

Yet another reason to raise gas prices.

Trump said $8

 

[wuliheron]

I saw an 80 foot Jesus fanning the flames. Repent sinners, the end of times are here!

 

[PottedMeat]

Yet another reason that Sacramento sucks.

lol

it's under control

 

[wuliheron]

 

[shiner]

lol

it's under control

It was put out as of 11:33pm last night...I would say that was under control.

The flames coming out of those ports were a good thing. From what they are saying this morning they are there to allow fumes to escape and burn so that the tank does not explode.

 

[Londo_Jowo]

The fire was in a waste storage tank, no effect on the refining process.

 

[PeshakJang]

I'm leaving it as I found it. Take over. It's yours.