Federal investigators say an aging, failed elbow pipe appears to be the cause of a June fire and subsequent explosions that injured five workers and destroyed part of the processing unit at the largest oil refinery on the East Coast.
Nearly four months after the South Philadelphia refinery complex shut down following a massive explosion and fire, the rail cars used to haul liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) are being moved off site, according to CSX, PES' freight carriers.