West Texas Oil Refinery Explodes (1 Viewer)

[bclemms]

BIG SPRING, TX (AP) -- A sheriff's dispatcher says an explosion rocked an oil refinery in western Texas.

It's unclear whether there are injuries or whether a fire is burning at the refinery owned by Dallas-based Alon USA, which employs about 170 people and produces about 70,000 barrels a day.

Howard County sheriff's dispatcher, who declined to give her name, said: "All I know is that it blew up."

http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/usworld/news-article.aspx?storyid=102625


I hope everyone is ok. I also hope I never have to get directions from this reporter.

Big Spring is about halfway between Dallas and El Paso.

 

[NCSaint]

BC can you PLEASE get rid of that gawd awful avatar??

 

[staphory]

It was staged by Big Oil and willing Middle Eastern terrorists to drive up gas prices.

 

[bclemms]

BC can you PLEASE get rid of that gawd awful avatar??

no problem

 

[NCSaint]

no problem

lus-un2:

much better...whatever the heck it is still way better than the other one.

 

[robsmith32]

It was staged by Big Oil and willing Middle Eastern terrorists to drive up gas prices.

that was my first thought.. just what the gas co's need, another reason for a gas hike..
went from 285 yesterday to 3.05 earlier today.
after this post, i'm questioning which occurred first.