Fire Breaks Out at Delek's El Dorado Refinery; 6 Injured

Delek US Holdings, Inc., March 1, 2021

CSB Deploys Team to El Dorado, Arkansas to Investigate Fatal Hot Work Explosion

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The U.S. Chemical Safety Board (CSB) today deployed a four- person investigation team to El Dorado, Arkansas to determine the cause of an explosion and fire that severely burned and killed three workers.
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A fire broke out over the weekend at Delek's 80,000 bpd refinery in El Dorado, Arkansas. The company released a statement, saying their on-site emergency response team, with the assistance of the El Dorado Fire Department, quickly extinguished the fire. However, six Delek employees were sent to hospital for medical treatment.

The company said the facility was in the process of undergoing turnaround activity when the incident occurred. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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