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Posted on June 6, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleShell reported a fire at its Pennsylvania ethylene cracker plant on June 4. The fire was quickly extinguished, with one minor injury reported.
(Reuters) -Shell PLC on Friday said a fire occurred on June 4 at its ethylene cracker plant in Potter Township, Pennsylvania, and the furnace unit involved remained offline pending an investigation.
The fire, which occurred at furnace unit number five in the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, was quickly extinguished by personnel at the site, the company told Reuters.
Multiple other furnaces are currently operating on site, it said.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection said Shell had notified it of the fire and reported evacuating 15 employees. Shell reported one minor heat-related injury due to the incident, the department said.
(Reporting by Anjana Anil and Sherin Elizabeth Varghese in Bengaluru; Editing by Leslie Adler and Paul Simao)
The fire occurred on June 4 at approximately 2:20 p.m. EDT.
The fire involved furnace unit number five at the Shell Pennsylvania Petrochemicals Complex.
Personnel at the site quickly extinguished the fire, and the involved furnace unit remains offline pending an investigation.
Yes, Shell reported one minor heat-related injury and evacuated 15 employees as a precaution.
Multiple other furnaces are currently operating on site despite the incident.
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