Marathon’s Huge Louisiana Refinery Rocked by Explosion, Fire
- Five injuries reported; Marathon says fire now extinguished
- U.S. gasoline prices have been increasing amid demand rebound
The Marathon Petroleum Corp. Garyville refinery, on May 25, 2018.
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Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s oil refinery near New Orleans exploded into flames on Monday, threatening to crimp fuel supplies and raise pump prices at a time of already rampant inflation.
The company’s Garyville, Louisiana, plant is one of the nation’s largest and a key supplier of gasoline, diesel and other fuels. Marathon said five people were injured. The blaze that started around 9:30 a.m. local time was declared extinguished about 4 1/2 hours later.