Two fireplace departments responded to a hearth at the refinery on Gambrinus Avenue SW.
A fireplace Saturday morning at the Marathon Petroleum refinery induced black smoke, but not extensive damage to the facility.
The eight a.m. fire was related to a furnace at the refinery on Gambrinus Avenue SW, stated Angelia Graves, a spokeswoman for the Findlay-based Marathon Petroleum.
The company didn’t release a harm estimate, but Graves mentioned the fire was limited to the furnace area. The damage stopped work in that area of the facility, she mentioned, but the refinery continued to operate.
No person was injured in the fire, and no ffsite (health) riskswere prompted, the spokeswoman said. Air quality is monitored by Marathon Petroleum, she mentioned.
The fire was extinguished earlier than 9 a.m., and the scene was ed at eleven:30 a.m.
e don know the precise cause (of the fire), but wel do a really thorough investigation (to find out it),Graves mentioned.
The furnace heats crude oil, or compounds related to it, to a certain temperature previous to additional processing, she explained.
James Adams, Canton well being commissioner, mentioned that he talked with an engineer for Marathon Petroleum about the hearth. Adams described it as airly small and contained./p>
Part of the refinery is in the town limits and another part is in Canton Township.
Each township and metropolis firefighters responded. Canton firefighters did not enter the power and had been on standby. 4 Canton Township firefighters assisted the refinery fireplace division and 6 others had been on the scene, said Jon Smith, the township department deputy fire chief.
The fire was being suppressed when township firefighters arrived, he stated.
The Canton Health Department is the designated representative for the Ohio Environmental Safety Company concerning Marathon Petroleum.
A report concerning the emissions attributable to the hearth might be sent to the health department, Graves mentioned. Well being department employees regularly visits the refinery to conduct site opinions, Adams mentioned.
The tools that controls the discharge of sulfur dioxide was not damaged in the fireplace, Adams mentioned. He described sulfur dioxide as an irritant.
Situated on approximately 180 acres, the Stark County refinery has a capacity of roughly 80,000 barrels per day, in accordance with Marathon webpage. The operation has round 350 employees and 300 contract staff.
