A huge fire at a south Louisiana oil refinery sentout a tower of black smoke rippling into the air above the Mississippi River
Smoke billows from a tank fire at the Marathon Petroleum center in Garyville, La., Friday, Aug. 25,2023 Garyville is situated about 40 miles up the Mississippi River from New Orleans. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate bymeansof AP)
The Associated Press
GARYVILLE, La. — A enormous fire at a south Louisiana oil refinery sentout a tower of black smoke rippling into the air above the Mississippi River on Friday, requiring neighboring locals to leave for numerous hours as emergencysituation teams fought the blaze.
No injuries were reported and the fire was under control and included to 2 harmed storage tanks by late afternoon, according Marathon Petroleum, which runs the center in Garyville, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of New Orleans. Air quality tracking was likewise taking location, authorities stated.
Photos from above revealed orange flames jumping into the air underneath the dark cloud of smoke as emergencysituation teams sprayed long arcs of water onto the inferno. The fire was burning in an area of the refinery surrounded by wid