A Marathon Petroleum (NYSE:MPC) worker died from a fireplace that erupted Monday on the firm’s 593K bbl/day Galveston Bay refinery in Texas.
Marathon (MPC) stated the reason for the morning hearth, which was introduced underneath management by the afternoon, is underneath investigation, however Bloomberg reported the refinery had shut a catalytic reformer earlier than the hearth was reported on the unit, citing a be aware from Wooden Mackenzie’s Genscape.
The unit reportedly was shut about 8:45 a.m. native time, and the hearth on the refinery started at about 9:30 a.m.
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