{"id":1651243,"date":"2022-09-21T12:25:50","date_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1651243"},"modified":"2022-09-21T12:26:01","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T16:26:01","slug":"oil-refinery-in-ohio-that-provides-gas-for-midwest-shut-down-after-fire-that-killed-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oil-refinery-in-ohio-that-provides-gas-for-midwest-shut-down-after-fire-that-killed-two\/","title":{"rendered":"Oil Refinery in Ohio That Provides Gas for Midwest &#8220;Shut Down&#8221; After Fire That Killed Two"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Foil-refinery-in-ohio-that-provides-gas-for-midwest-shut-down-after-fire-that-killed-two%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1651243&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-oil\">Oil<\/a> company <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/t-bp\">BP<\/a> on Wednesday confirmed that two of its staff were killed after sustaining injuries in a fire at a refinery in Oregon, Ohio. The plant was forced to shut down and remained offline as of Wednesday, officials said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with deep sadness we report that two BP staff injured in a fire at the bp Husky Toledo Refinery have passed away,\u201d the spokesperson for the oil giant told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.13abc.com\/2022\/09\/20\/crews-battling-fire-bp-refinery\/\">news outlets<\/a> on Wednesday. \u201cOur thoughts are with the families and loved ones of these two individuals.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another spokesperson <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/markets\/commodities\/fire-crews-rush-douse-blaze-bps-ohio-refinery-2022-09-21\/\">told<\/a> Reuters that the fire was\u00a0extinguished on Tuesday night and was safely shut down. As of Wednesday morning, the refinery is offline, according to the spokesman.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll other staff is accounted for and our employee assistance team is on site,\u201d the spokesperson continued.<\/p>\n<p>Andrew Laurell, a supervisor with the Lucas County 911 Regional Council of Governments, told NBC News that it\u2019s not clear where the fire originated inside the plant. Also unclear is how the fire started, Laurell added.<\/p>\n<h2>Other Details<\/h2>\n<p>A fire also broke out at the plant in <a href=\"https:\/\/nbc24.com\/news\/local\/city-of-oregon-crews-battle-blaze-at-toledo-refinery\">November 2021<\/a>, although no deaths or injuries were reported at that time.<\/p>\n<p>BP\u2019s plant has the ability to refine about 160,000 barrels per day of crude oil, <a href=\"https:\/\/oilprice.com\/Latest-Energy-News\/World-News\/Major-Fire-Breaks-Out-At-BP-Refinery-In-Ohio.html\">according<\/a> to OilPrice. The firm is co-owned by BP and Canadian firm Cenovus.<\/p>\n<p>The refinery, which employs more than 840 people, can produce 3.8 million gallons of gas, 1.3 million gallons of diesel, and 600,000 gallons of jet fuel per day, says a fact sheet (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bp.com\/content\/dam\/bp\/country-sites\/en_us\/united-states\/home\/documents\/where-we-operate\/states\/bp%20in%20Ohio.pdf\">pdf<\/a>) from BP.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe refinery has provided jobs and economic security for thousands of people; in some cases, two or three generations of families have made their careers at the facility. The entire refinery team is focused on safe operations,\u201d the company says.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze comes after a fire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/feds-declare-emergency-in-4-states-after-oil-refinery-fire-in-indiana_4693769.html\">erupted<\/a> at an oil plant in Indiana on Aug. 24, forcing the federal government to declare an emergency. It\u2019s not clear if any emergency will be declared following Tuesday\u2019s fire at the Toledo plant.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrations wrote that the \u201cunanticipated shutdown of the BP Whiting refinery\u201d because of the fire had affected the supply of gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel throughout Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, and Michigan.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gasprices.aaa.com\/\">According<\/a> to automotive club AAA, the average price for a gallon of regular gasoline rose slightly on Wednesday to\u00a0$3.68, although the price is down from mid-June\u2019s numbers when the price averaged over $5 nationwide. Diesel, which is used to power trains and long-haul trucks, stood at $4.92 per gallon Wednesday, AAA\u2019s data shows.<\/p>\n<div class=\"author_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"one_author_block round\">\n<div class=\"top_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/author-jack-phillips\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.theepochtimes.com\/assets\/uploads\/2019\/06\/13\/Jack-Phillips.jpg\" alt=\"Jack Phillips\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"names\">\n<p>Breaking News Reporter<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Follow<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter at The Epoch Times based in New York.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oil company BP on Wednesday confirmed that two of its staff were killed after sustaining injuries in a fire at a refinery in Oregon, Ohio. 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