Explosion shuts down environmental unit that cleans up residual gas in La.

February 6, 2010

An explosion shut down an environmental unit that cleans up residual gas at the Calumet Specialty Product Partners refinery in Shreveport, La. Nobody was hurt. The explosion did not start any fires.

Neighbors say it broke windows and knocked tiles from a wall and china out of a cabinet. No information has been revealed regarding eitehr refinery repairs or whether the cause is known.

The company is headquartered in Indianapolis and has plants in Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Texas and Illinois. According to its website, the Shreveport refinery makes paraffin-and naphthene-based products.