3 critically injured in Wyoming refinery fire
May 9, 2012, 5:08 PM
RAWLINS, Wyo. (AP) – Three workers injured in a fire at a Sinclair refinery Wyoming were taken to a burn center in Colorado in critical condition.
Sinclair Oil Corp. says the flash fire happened Tuesday inside a gas recovery unit at its refinery about five miles east of Rawlins.
The Rawlins Daily Times reports (
http://bit.ly/IIph6z) Tim Bjork, Eric Hansen and another unidentified worker were critically hurt and being treated at a burn center in Greeley, Colo. A fourth worker was treated and released from a Rawlins hospital.
The state Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating, but an agency spokeswoman said Wednesday it has no information to release.
Salt Lake City-based Sinclair has released little information but says there appears to be little or no damage to the facility.
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