A little past 4 a.m. on June 21, 2019, workers at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, noticed a leak from a corroded pipe, and were immediately on high alert.

You know, I'm on oxygen; a lot of people have passed away from that refinery, from the chemicals." She said Philadelphia residents blame the former oil refinery for high asthma and cancer rates.

The Philadelphia oil refinery explosion was so big, it could be seen from space If you were on social media this morning, you likely saw many of the jaw-dropping video clips of an explosion at a ...

A little past 4 a.m. on June 21, 2019, workers at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions oil refinery in Philadelphia noticed a leak from a corroded pipe, and were immediately on high alert.