July 19, 2019 | 1:04 PM
TAG | Philadelphia Energy Solutions
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July 19, 2019 | 11:45 AM
Risk plan for Philly refinery shows a hydrogen fluoride release could have been disastrous. Some say the toxic chemical is too dangerous to keep using
The explosion at Philadelphia Energy Solutions raises questions about a substance — which is also used at two nearby plants — that is so toxic, a vapor cloud of it could travel for miles and cause blindness, serious burns, permanent injuries or death.
By
Susan Phillips 
July 9, 2019 | 5:20 AM
Possible future uses for PES refinery call into question cleanup plans there
Updated: July 11, 2019 | 3:34 pm
Philadelphia Energy Solutions extends pay for refinery workers
Majority workers will now get paid until the end of August.
July 6, 2019 | 6:43 AM
PES refinery workers face difficult choices as layoffs loom
July 3, 2019 | 5:33 AM
Analysts say Philadelphia refinery, shut down after fire, unlikely to find a willing buyer
Updated: June 28, 2019 | 5:48 pm
Lawsuit claims Philadelphia Energy Solutions failed to give workers ample warning of layoffs
Federal law: Certain employers must give 60 days notice, or provide severance pay
Updated: June 26, 2019 | 5:36 pm
Philadelphia refinery damaged by fire will close, city says; union calls layoffs a ‘disgrace’
The explosion and fire took a day and a half to extinguish and destroyed the unit that turned crude oil into gasoline. Four employees were hurt.
June 25, 2019 | 8:26 PM
Philadelphia officials to convene working group on the PES refinery fire, while residents rally to shut the plant down
City says the refinery explosion, fire did not impact public health
