This is the second time in two years the refinery has caught fire.
Picture links to ABC news 4.
WEST BOUNTIFUL — An explosion rocked one of the city's major refineries Wednesday night, but no workers were seriously injured.
Hydrofluoric acid likely caused the blast at the Holly refinery, 398 S. 800 West, just before 9 p.m., said South Davis Metro Fire Chief Jim Rampton.
"It was a pretty big fireball," Rampton said, though officials could not immediately say how much damage the flames caused.
Holly Energy says Utah refinery back to full production after fire
Date: March 26, 2007
WEST BOUNTIFUL - Holly Energy Partners' refinery here has returned to full operations this morning after a fire near a flare tower forced the facility to temporarily reduce production. Oil refining at the plant was reduced by about 10 percent to 15 percent after burning hydrocarbons shot out of the flare tower about 7 a.m., Holly spokesman Mike Astin said. "The incident lasted only about five minutes, and no one was hurt."
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