Philadelphia refinery that suffered huge explosion will shut down

Published June 26, 2019 7:11pm ET



The largest refinery on the East Coast is slated to close and be sold after a large explosion and fire almost a week ago devastated the Philadelphia complex.

Philadelphia Energy Solutions CEO Mark Smith said Wednesday that the company “made the difficult decision” to begin shutting down the facility, which is located directly within the city and near residential neighborhoods.

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