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Published: Thu, August 16, 2007 - 6:54 pm
Last Updated: Friday, August 17, 2007 - 10:09 am

Around 2:00 p.m. Thursday, flames exploded in one area of the Chevron Refinery in Pascagoula. Flames shot about 200 feet into the air.
Chevron has a firefighting crew and they were able to contain the fire in just a couple of hours.
No one was hurt.
Fire and rescue crews from Jackson County and Pascagoula were at the refinery just in case help was needed.
Police officers blocked off Industrial Road, which leads to the refinery, for many hours.
The Southeast Mississippi Chapter of the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army were on hand and gave out water to rescue crews.
No word on how the refinery fire started.
A spokesperson for the refinery says he doesn't know yet how it will impact production and what that means for distribution.

The company's website reports the refinery operates 24 hours a day and processes about 330,000 barrels or 13.9 million gallons of crude oil per day. The website reports Chevron's facility in Pascagoula primarily produces motor gasoline, jet fuel and diesel fuel. The company website reports the Pascagoula refinery celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2003, and since Chevron began operation there in 1963, the refinery has grown to be the corporation's largest U.S. refinery and one of the top ten petroleum refineries in the United States. More than 1300 workers are employed at the refinery.

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I’m only a viewer, no ties to the plant. I am glad no one was seriously injured, and I feel for those who have lost days of work and others for incoveniences. But I’m seeing this report ifrom a pessimistic view...’here’s a reason to increase gas prices, yet , again’

Posted by dixieeagle on 08/19/07 - 6:37 pm • Report Abuse

My husband works for Performance Contractors at Chevron. He was told to call in this afternoon to see when he reports back to work, but they said they may have them back as early as tomorrow (Saturday). No one he worked with was injured in any way, but we can’t say that no one on the job was injured. He was working very close to the explosion, and I feel extremely lucky that he is alright. He said he thinks he broke the world record for sprinting!

Posted by Pixiequeen on 08/17/07 - 11:04 am • Report Abuse

There are reports of no injuries at the plant, but my brother and brother-in-law are workers at the plant and have informed me that there are workers that were injured from jumping down to avoid the fire. How true is this?

Posted by mimirod7 on 08/16/07 - 4:59 pm • Report Abuse

I am still wordering if any one has any info about the comment that I just posted, we live in Hurley,and would really like to know what is happening at and around the refinery, and the plants,

Posted by sjones on 08/16/07 - 4:28 pm • Report Abuse

Do you know how long Industrial Road will be shut down, other workers for other industriies on that Rd. need to know, or if some of the other side roads are open, and do you know of other plants that maybe shut down, due to fire or smoke… thank you, please try to post that info if anyone has it. thank you

Posted by sjones on 08/16/07 - 4:17 pm • Report Abuse