Two Firefighters Injured Fighting Fire at PA Oil Refinery

According to a report from KDKA, two firefighters were injured after a fire broke out at Heath Oil, an oil refinery on Route 8 near the Interstate 80 interchange in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

The fire and explosions from the trucks that caught fire at Heath Oil Refinery in Barkeyville were so intense it blew out out windows on this Clintonville Volunteer Fire Department truck. The assistant fire chief said some of their gear and hoses are contaminated. @KDKA pic.twitter.com/hDxS6M2e9p
— Jessica Guay (@JessicaGuayTV) April 12, 2022

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Fire officials said that a truck pulling a tanker caught fire, causing several explosions. The fire then spread to two trucks sitting at the refinery’s staging area.

A Clintonville firefighter took these pictures of the damage at Heath Oil Refinery in Venango County. Firefighters said a parked tanker truck caught fire and exploded. Flames spread to two other trucks. (📸: Jim Uber) @KDKA pic.twitter.com/jvw2AHDrSh

— Jessica Guay (@JessicaGuayTV) April 12, 2022