Philadelphia Energy Solutions (PES) Refinery Fire and Explosions
At approximately 4 am on Friday June 21, 2019 there was a release of vapor in the PES refinery alkylation unit. The vapor found an ignition source, causing a fire and multiple explosions.
On June 21, 2019, a major process loss of containment caused a fire and explosions at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing LLC (PES) Refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The PES Refinery is an integrated facility of what were previously two separate refineries, Girard Point and Point Breeze (Figure 1). The incident occurred in the PES Girard Point refinery hydrofluoric acid (HF) alkylation unit.
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