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Five Burned at Citgo Corpus Christi Refinery, Caller.com Says
2008-02-22 13:02 (New York)By Robert Tuttle
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — Five people were burned at Citgo
Petroleum Corp.’s Corpus Christi, Texas, refinery today, the
Caller Times reported on its caller.com Web site, without citing
anyone.
One person was taken to hospital in “critical condition,”
the report said. The other four individuals were “considered to
be in non-critical condition.”
A refinery spokesman couldn’t be contacted immediately for
comment.
Citgo is wholly owned by Venezuela’s state-oil company,
Petroleos de Venezuela SA.–Editor: Bill Banker, Theo Mullen
To contact the reporter on this story:
Robert Tuttle in New York at +1-212-617-3465 or
rtuttle@bloomberg.netTo contact the editor responsible for this story:
Dan Stets at +1-212-617-4403 or
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Here is follow-up news release with a little more detail on Citgo Corpus accident, appears only 4 were injured.
Oil Line Sprays Workers, Injuring Four, at Citgo Texas Refinery
2008-02-22 13:40 (New York)By Jordan Burke
Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) — A high-pressure oil line sprayed
workers at Citgo Petroleum Corp.’s Corpus Christi, Texas,
refinery today, injuring four, the local fire department said.
The spill occurred around 10:30 a.m. local time, said
Battalion Chief Wayne Prall of the Corpus Christi Fire
Department.
Four workers were treated and taken to the hospital, he
said. One worker is in critical condition and three are in
stable condition, he said.
Caller Times reported on its Caller.com Web site that five
people were injured, one critically.
The refinery’s emergency response team is on the scene,
Prall said. Citgo spokesman Fernando Garay didn’t immediately
return a call seeking comment.
Citgo is wholly owned by Venezuela’s state-oil company,
Petroleos de Venezuela SA. The refinery is capable of processing
156,000 barrels of oil a day and is about 235 miles (378
kilometers) southwest of Houston.–Editor: Bill Banker, Joe Link
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