Man is burned in refinery fire
A man was injured Tuesday in an electrical flash fire at a Wilmington oil refinery, authorities said.
A contractor suffered first- and second-degree burns in a flash fire at Ultramar Refinery, possibly caused by a short-circuit in an electrical panel, said Ron Myers, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.
Fire officials responded shortly after noon in the 2400 block of Anaheim Street but found the fire extinguished, Myers said.
“Whenever you have, for some reason, a short, it flashes and gives off heat momentarily. It’s like lightning,” Myers said. “Fortunately, he did not suffer any life-threatening injuries.”
The injured man was taken to St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach.
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