Incident Report

Subject:                  Wynnewood Refinery Explosion Shakes Area   

Date of Email report:   Mon 27/12/2010

Report Detail:

An explosion took place at a Wynnewood refinery at about 6:50 a.m. Sunday. Several area residents called into News 9 to say their windows shook from the blast. Wynnewood resident Melissa Eaves said her house shook, and there was a lot of visible smoke. One woman said her brother called from the plant to report that there were no injuries. Another caller told News 9 that the explosion may have been caused by a frozen pump. Garvin County Sheriff Larry Rhodes said all roads were reopened after about an hour and a half. No injuries were reported. The oil refinery produces gasoline, propane, propylene, butane, fuel oils and solvents. The company has about 185 employees in Wynnewood, according to the Department of Labor. There have been several explosions at the refinery in recent years. The refinery is owned by owned by Gary-Williams Energy Co. of Denver.

Explosion at Okla. refinery affected hydrotreater
A small explosion and fire on Sunday affected the diesel hydrotreater at Gary Williams Co's 70,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, a county official said on Monday. The official, Garvin County Emergency Management Director Bud Ramming, also said the company did not shut down any other units at the plant. No one was hurt. "It was limited to the area where there's a pipe flange," Ramming said. "They never had to shut the plant down. They just worked on that unit and fixed the flange area." He said the early-morning fire was extinguished in less than two hours and its cause is under investigation. "There was minimal damage at the refinery," Ramming said. A spokeswoman at the plant did not immediately respond to inquiries on Monday. The refinery in south-central Oklahoma processes gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, liquid petroleum gas and solvents, according to the company's website.A spokesman for the U.S Chemical Safety Board said on Monday that the agency had no plans to investigate the incident. (Reporting by Kristen Hays; editing by Jim Marshall)

UPDATE 1-Explosion at Okla. refinery affected hydrotreater

Damage limited to one unit, others unaffected
Chemical Safety Board has no plans to investigate (Adds quotes, detail)

HOUSTON Dec 27 (Reuters) - A small explosion and fire on Sunday affected the diesel hydrotreater at Gary Williams Co's 70,000 barrel-per-day (bpd) refinery in Wynnewood, Oklahoma, a county official said on Monday.The official, Garvin County Emergency Management Director Bud Ramming, also said the company did not shut down any other units at the plant. No one was hurt.

"It was limited to the area where there's a pipe flange," Ramming said. "They never had to shut the plant down. They just worked on that unit and fixed the flange area."He said the early-morning fire was extinguished in less than two hours and its cause is under investigation."There was minimal damage at the refinery," Ramming said.

A spokeswoman at the plant did not immediately respond to inquiries on Monday.

The refinery in south-central Oklahoma processes gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, asphalt, liquid petroleum gas and solvents, according to the company's website.A spokesman for the U.S Chemical Safety Board said on Monday that the agency had no plans to investigate the incident. (Reporting by Kristen Hays; editing by Jim Marshall)

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