How many people were injured in the Sunoco oil refinery explosion and fire?
CLAYMONT, Del. (AP) — Firefighters early Monday contained a blaze caused by an overnight explosion at a Delaware oil refinery that rattled nearby homes but caused no injuries. Advertisement A fireball from the blast at Sunoco Inc.’s Marcus Hook facility lit up the sky Sunday night. Fire trucks sprayed down flames shooting high into the air at the complex straddling the Delaware/Pennsylvania border. Both authorities and company officials said no injuries were reported and no evacuations of surrounding neighborhoods were ordered. All workers at the plant have been accounted for, Sunoco Inc. spokesman Thomas Golembeski said. The fire had not been put out but was contained. He said the company was monitoring air quality every hour and the readings indicated that “the situation is safe.” New Castle County, Del., county councilman John Cartier said he could see the flames from his home at least three miles from the refinery and he felt the blast. “It was almost like seismic,” he told The (Wi
