A fire broke out Friday at Philadelphia Energy Solutions as workers were shutting down a reformer for maintenance, Reuters reports. Firefighters extinguished the fire, and no one was injured. The fire affected a heating unit associated with the reformer, which was being shut down for 10 days of planned work.
Meanwhile, firefighters extinguished a fire in an electronic waste recycling bin at Chevron’s El Segundo, California, refinery on Saturday. Chevron said the fire was not related to its operations or the refining process. No injuries were reported.
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