Lightning blamed for refinery blaze
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Flames and smoke poured into the sky over an oil refinery in Wynnewood where lightning had set off a fire and an explosion that was felt miles away, authorities said.
No injuries were reported, and there were no immediate evacuation orders in the south-central Oklahoma town, according to a spokesman for the refinery.
Flames and smoke rose hundreds of feet from two 80,000-gallon tanks in the Wynnewood Refinery complex, officials said.
The fire started Friday when lightning hit a tank containing naphtha, an unrefined form of gasoline, Police Chief Ken Moore said.
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