Video: Fire Engulfs Oil Refinery – 2 Brothers Left Dead in Wake of Devastation

A fiery blast tore through a BP oil refinery near Toledo, Ohio, on Tuesday, leaving two dead and shuttering the facility for repairs. In the aftermath of the explosion, concerns are being raised about its potential…

IJR SyndicatedSep 23, 20222 min read

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“They were extremely tight. Everywhere Max would go, Ben would go. If there were any kind of scuffle, they would always have each other’s backs, and they were definitely two boys you didn’t want to mess with,” family friend Zac Shabel said.

Although the extent of the brothers’ injuries was not disclosed, they reportedly died early Wednesday at a University of Michigan medical facility in Ann Arbor.

BP issued a statement on the deaths of the Morrissey brothers.

“It is with deep sadness we report that two bp staff injured in a fire at the bp-Husky Toledo Refinery have passed away,” the statement said. “Our thoughts are with the families and loved ones of these two individuals. All other staff is accounted for and our employee assistance team is on site in Toledo to support our employees impacted by this tragedy.”

The Toledo Blade reported that authorities were alerted to the fire around 7 p.m. Nineteen firefighters and five vehicles would ultimately respond to the call.

The fire was extinguished around 10:15 p.m.

According to BP’s website, the Toledo facility can process up to 160,000 barrels of crude Oil daily. That accounts for 3.8 million gallons of gasoline, 1.3 million gallons of diesel fuel and 600,000 gallons of jet fuel.

In August, another fire at a BP refinery in Whiting, Indiana, resulted in EPA emergency waivers to curb price increases throughout the Midwest.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.