Two injured in fire at Wynnewood refinery

  • U.S. Highway 77 in Wynnewood was closed for several hours Tuesday morning due to a fire at the Wynnewood refinery that resulted in critical injuries to two plant employees.
    U.S. Highway 77 in Wynnewood was closed for several hours Tuesday morning due to a fire at the Wynnewood refinery that resulted in critical injuries to two plant employees.
    Two Wynnewood refinery employees were critically injured in a fire at the facility Tuesday morning. The fire began around 8:20 a.m. in the gasoline hydrotreater at the facility, according to a statement issued Tuesday by CVR Energy, which operates the refinery. The two injured employees have been identified by friends and family as Eli Warren and Wes Foster. Both m...

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