Natural Gas Line at Toledo Refinery in Oregon Prompts Evacuation
Police have closed a small section of Pickle Rd from Woodville Rd to Wheeling and tell us a few homes have been evacuated.
SEATTLE (Oil Monster): Oregon police and fire dispatch tells 13abc crews are battling what was originally believed to be a fire in a railcar near the Toledo Refinery.
Dispatch says around 8:30, two explosions were heard in the area around the Refinery and Pickle Rd.
Oregon Police Chief Mike Navarre says crews now believe two small explosions along a natural gas line may have sparked the fire on the property of the Toledo Refinery.
Police have closed a small section of Pickle Rd from Woodville Rd to Wheeling and tell us a few homes have been evacuated.
No word on what caused the explosion.
Courtesy: www.13abc.com
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