Toxins from Marathon Refinery Fire Leaked 15 Hours Before Evacuation Called

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By Sara SneathSep 7, 2023, 3:25 pm217 pts
When St. John the Baptist Parish residents woke up on Friday, August 25, they saw a plume of black smoke above the Marathon Petroleum refinery between Reserve and Garyville, Louisiana. Marathon told residents and parish officials that the fire started that morning around two tanks storing naphtha — a type of…

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