SUPERIOR, Wis. — The Latest on an explosion and fire at a refinery in northwestern Wisconsin (all times local):<\/p>\n
6:30 a.m.<\/p>\n
Police say an evacuation order has been lifted for a northwest Wisconsin city where a refinery plant explosion injured at least 11 people and sent billowing plumes of black smoke into the air.<\/p>\n
The Superior Police Department tweeted that the order had been lifted as of 6 a.m. Friday.<\/p>\n
Superior Mayor Jim Paine says all indications are that the refinery site is safe and stable, and that the air quality is normal.<\/p>\n
Authorities said late Thursday that the fire at the Husky Energy oil refinery was out, but that the evacuation for local residents remained. Superior has about 27,000 and shares a Lake Superior shipping port with nearby Duluth, Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The evacuation order affected a 3-mile (5-kilometre) radius around the refinery, as well as a 10-mile (16-kilometre) corridor south of it where the smoke was heading.<\/p>\n
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12:05 a.m.<\/p>\n
Residents are still not in their homes after a smoky refinery fire forced most of their northwestern Wisconsin community to evacuate.<\/p>\n
Authorities posted an update Thursday night saying the fire at the Husky Energy oil refinery was out, but an evacuation order for residents of Superior remained in place.<\/p>\n
A blast at the refinery injured at least 11 people, one of them seriously. Authorities say there are no fatalities and all workers are accounted for.<\/p>\n
The fire was put out earlier Thursday but it reignited, sending up thick clouds of noxious black smoke that could be seen for miles.<\/p>\n
A four-person team from the U.S. Chemical Safety Board will investigate the blast. The board makes safety recommendations after serious chemical incidents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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