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Refinery Fire: Blaze Erupts on New York’s Staten Island
02/21/2003 | AP, Reuters

Posted on 02/21/2003 7:20:32 AM PST by Woodman

Edited on 02/21/2003 8:37:19 AM PST by Admin Moderator. [history]

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To: Hanging Chad; All
Stop with the jokes until we find out what is going on here..
21 posted on 02/21/2003 7:26:40 AM PST by Dog
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To: Woodman
holy crap II ma looking south from Midtown and there is a HUGE cloud.
22 posted on 02/21/2003 7:27:27 AM PST by finnman69 (!)
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To: mhking
Just showed it on CNN BIG ASS FIRE!
23 posted on 02/21/2003 7:27:30 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
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To: Dog
It's on CNN Now
24 posted on 02/21/2003 7:27:31 AM PST by Woodman
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To: mhking
MSNBC reporting now. Hess refinery.
25 posted on 02/21/2003 7:27:40 AM PST by Think free or die
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To: Dog
Fox is saying it is a "huge refinery fire"..
26 posted on 02/21/2003 7:27:49 AM PST by Cagey
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To: mhking
Fire on CNN....Oil refinery fire....on Staten Island!!!!!!
27 posted on 02/21/2003 7:27:54 AM PST by Dog
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To: Woodman
FR does it again Scoops the Networks
28 posted on 02/21/2003 7:27:56 AM PST by Mad Dawgg (French: old Europe word meaning surrender)
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To: Woodman
Bloomberg just said on radio that a refueling barge near the outerbridge may have caught fire and led to an explosion.

Burning confined to Port Mobil (sp?), no injuries reported yet.
29 posted on 02/21/2003 7:28:37 AM PST by hellinahandcart
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To: Woodman
It is a refinery fire on Staten Island. It is breaking news on CBS. Looks huge! Mostly on the water.
30 posted on 02/21/2003 7:28:39 AM PST by Aura
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WCBS Radio reporting huge fire and explosion Southwest Staten Island/Arthur Kill oil tank farms, black smoke, flames about 100yds x 100yds. Fire trucks trying to respond, not yet close per the helicopter reporters. Burning mostly over the water.
31 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:06 AM PST by CatoRenasci (Ceterum Censeo Mesopotamiam Esse Delendam)
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To: Mad Dawgg
Locan radio WABC radio Saying a barge on fire.
32 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:09 AM PST by finnman69 (!)
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To: Woodman
Film on Fox now. Amazing.
33 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:11 AM PST by mr.pink
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To: Mad Dawgg
Near the Outerbridge crossing. Southern end of Staten Island.
34 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:11 AM PST by Cagey
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To: Mad Dawgg
says out of control and weather making it spread according to fox
35 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:18 AM PST by RummyChick
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To: Woodman
Well, this will tack another couple of dimes onto the price of gas.
36 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:30 AM PST by dirtboy
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To: Aura
I think it may be on the NJ Side but not sure.. I thought the refinery on SI was closed.
37 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:30 AM PST by Woodman
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To: hellinahandcart
Is the barge near the pumping stations?
38 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:34 AM PST by AppyPappy (Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
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To: Trident/Delta
ping
39 posted on 02/21/2003 7:29:49 AM PST by AppyPappy (Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris.)
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