Overview
- A fire began in a process-unit pump room at Monroe Energy’s Trainer refinery around 11:30 a.m. on Thursday and prompted an immediate on-site firefighting response.
- Monroe Energy activated its Fire Response Team and the Industrial Firefighting Group and deployed foam tanker vehicles, mobile deluge guns, and high-flow suppression systems to fight the blaze.
- Trainer and Marcus Hook officials urged residents to avoid the area and some agencies advised sheltering in place near the site while no formal evacuation orders were issued.
- Company perimeter air monitoring reported no current risk to the community and emergency crews continued extinguishing the fire as investigators prepared to examine the affected unit.
- The Trainer refinery sits on the Delaware River and supplies regional fuels, so officials say they will monitor impacts to local air quality and operations as the investigation and cleanup proceed.