Fire shuts down Alaska refinery indefinitely
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A late night blaze reported approximately 10:43 pm Sunday at the Petro Star refinery in Valdez took about 2 hours and 30 firefighters to put out and the extent of the damage is unknown. The refinery has been shut down indefinitely while officials look into the fire and the scope of the damages. The company is saying that the estimated time of closure will most likely be three weeks. Fortunately a 55 gallon oil spill that was discovered once the fire was put out has been contained to the site. more »