Incident Report

Subject:                     Fire and explosion at an oil refinery in North East Lincolnshire

Date of Email report:   Thu 08/07/2010

Report Detail:

A worker has been found dead after a fire and explosion at an oil refinery in North East Lincolnshire.
The man was working near a crude oil distillation unit which exploded at Lindsey Oil Refinery in North Killingholme on Tuesday.
He has not been formally identified but police said he was believed to be a 24-year-old Grimsby man and officers have been in contact with that man's family.

Two other people suffered minor injuries in the incident. More than 50 firefighters from Humberside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the plant where black smoke was seen billowing into the sky.

Oil company Total which runs the refinery, said in a statement that it could confirm "with deep regret" that one man had died in the fire and explosion.

It said that formal investigations were being carried out by the police and the Health and Safety Executive.

"We are fully co-operating with these inquiries in order to understand exactly why this tragic incident occurred," it added.
People living near the plant reported hearing the explosion. Employees at the refinery said the fire stared in a superheated industrial heater near where they walked to work