FIRE IN SI

Sage10.03 Posted: Feb 21, 2003 10:36 AM

FIRE IN SI

FYI - hope no one is affected by this....

1010 WINS reports that the immense black cloud and fire we see from our
> building is in Staten Island near the Port Mobil oil refinery. Initial
> reports state that fire is coming from the water and that a tanker may
> have exploded. Reports state that the fire is spreading across the water
> towards the refinery.
>
> They have closed the Outerbridge Crossing and the roads around the
> Woodbridge area.

shamma Posted: Feb 21, 2003 10:42 AM

Re: FIRE IN SI

It is on a barge, we can see the thick cloud from our window. Not a oil tank, it is from a refuling barge

februarybride Posted: Feb 21, 2003 12:00 PM

Re: FIRE IN SI

I live on SI.... my entire house shook - I ran outside and saw the cloud of black smoke. I ran to the tv and didn't see anything so I went to silive.com and you can listen to the police scanner on there, all I heard was evacuate residences and closing the outerbridge - I was freaking out. Finally they aired something on tv that said it was a fire in an oil refinery. I thought for sure it's was another terrorist attack! I live about a mile and a half away!! Thank god they've contained it!