[steve86]

This was just posted on a financial forum. Sorry, no links yet. If anyone doesn't like the absence of a source just skip it. I was wondering why stock futures dived about five points right about this time...

(5:56 PM PDT)

Massive explosion at oil refinery just south of St. Paul, MN. Supposedly a lightning strike. I've driven by there many times and they have lots of lightning rods. Of course it is still possible that it was a lightning strike, but it seems awfully strange -- never been one that damaged anything there before. I just went and gassed up. I expect that will directly impact our gas prices here soon.

How strange. I just searched the news and there's nothing on about the explosion. I know it happened because friends (several, in different cars) drove by it

[steve86]

I guess the St. Paul refinery fire happened early in the morning.

http://wcco.com/localnews/local_story_193125630.html

[nw_arizona_granny]

I can't tell from the link in post #199, where
President Bush is today.

Is he near the refinery that is burning?

[JustPiper]

Also Bear, it was reported earier in this thread