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Philadelphia refinery that caught fire is city’s biggest single polluter

Federal data show the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery, which processes 335,000 barrels of crude oil a day, was already the city’s biggest polluter, even before the fire sent plumes of black smoke into the air.

Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Flames and smoke emerge from the Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Complex in Philadelphia, Friday, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)Read moreMatt Rourke / AP