Marathon Refinery Fire Illustrates How Industry Goes Quiet During a Crisis

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By Sara Sneath and Julie DermanskyAug 30, 2023, 11:28 pm281 pts
Thick black smoke billowed and flames rose from two chemical storage tanks at the Marathon Petroleum refinery between Reserve and Garyville, Louisiana, on Friday. Geraldine Watkins saw the towers of smoke through the passenger seat window of a car that morning, while she was on her way to a court hearing about…

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