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Huge fire at N.Y.C. oil refinery Blaze might have started on barge at Staten Island complex
MSNBC STAFF AND WIRE REPORTSFIREBALLS COULD be seen as TV news helicopters aired live images of the fire.
NEW YORK, Feb. 21 ? A huge fire was burning Friday at an oil refinery on New York?s Staten Island. Intial reports said a barge had caught fire, starting a huge blaze that sent black smoke into the air, making it visible for miles.
Chief William Van Ward of the New York Fire Department said it appeared a barge had caught fire as it was refueling.
Van Ward said no reports of injuries had been received.
U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News that they have no information linking the explosions to terrorism.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
This breaking news story will be updated as information becomes available.