Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Douglasville Refinery Blast Injures 3 Workers

A late morning explosion at a Douglasville refinery sent three people to the hospital.

According to officials on the scene, the explosion happened around 11:20 a.m. in a tank at the Young Refining Corp. on Huey Road in Douglasville. Young Refining has between 50 and 100 employees and was founded in 1994.

One victim was treated at the refinery, another was taken to Douglas Hospital and the third was transported to Grady Hospital in Atlanta.

Officials said those injured suffered burns on several parts of their bodies.

No cause for the explosion has been released.

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