Holly Corp (HOC) said it experienced a fire in the crude unit at its Navajo Refinery in Artesia, New Mexico. There were no injuries reported.
The fire was detected at approximately 3:30 AM MST on January 17, 2010, and was extinguished after approximately one hour by the refinery's fire fighting team.
After initial investigation, the company believes the fire was a result of a pump seal failure in the crude unit. Initial investigation also indicates that the damage to the crude unit appears to be minimal. This unit was scheduled to be shutdown beginning later this week for approximately three weeks for a planned turnaround, primarily for completion of the refinery's crude unit reconfiguration. It is expected all necessary repairs to the unit should be made during this downtime.
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