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A lightning strike sparked a fire at an oil refinery on Thursday.
Heavy lightning was to blame for two fires in the area, both involving oil, including a fire at the Valero refinery.
Firefighters arrived at the scene to find oil burning inside a container. They asked all non-essential personnel to avoid the area.
“We believe lightening struck a transformer, causing a fire there. That fire is basically going out.” Battalion Chief Steve Cooley said.
Officials were not sure whether oil fueled that fire, but considering it’s a refinery, to be safe they let it burn itself out to merely a flicker.
“Valero has everything at their plant under control,” Cooley said.
Another tank fire also was caused by lightning. One person said she felt her house shake and then saw her lights go out.
Officials said no injuries were reported in the refinery fire, and residents were never in danger.
Courtesy of tucsonnewsnow.com
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