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Age refinery fire in san antonio. may 17th, another fire broke out at linedell basin's houston refinery. you get 13 fires, 19 deaths and 25 injured over just the past two months. >> workers injured or killed on the job. >> reporter: the united steel workers union sent representatives to speak in d.c. he was appalled. 12 years ago he witnessed his fellow oil workers die on the job. >> i live that nightmare of 1998 every day. it hurts me. i know what the families go through. it needs to go to a stop. >> reporter: oil industry representatives still insist their industry is safe, but -- even with ...

Megyn: we are learning two people have been injured there that refinery fire in san antonio. a truck was apparently being loaded with fuel when it explode. the manager at the plant says this plant refines gas and jet fuel. the local fire department is trying to figure out if neighbors should be evacuated. look at these pictures. we'll monitor this down in san antonio and bring you updates as we get them. new developments on the fight to maintain the massive oil spill in the gulf of mexico. this concrete and steel containment dome is load onto a barge. that barge will head out to the site where...

Cleanup. we want to get back to breaking news we told you about last hour in cnn. it's a refinery fire just southeast of downtown san antonio, look at the big plume of smoke here. cnn has confirmed two people have been injured in this blast. the fire started at the age refinalry, age refinery. this refinery handles petroleum products, jet fuel, diesel. founded back in 1991. again, two injuries here. it's a massive fire just southeast of san antonio. it's an oil refinery. age refinery. we'll continue to update you on this breaking story here on cnn, so make sure you stay with us. finding fr...

Also interesting timewise, president obama said they would be expanding offshore drilling. this will add to environmentalists and others who should we should not be expanding when this is so deadly for the environment. also a couple weeks after the coal disaster, a reminder, we have a appetite for fossil fuels and this is the stuff that runs our economy. >> as you point out, very rare, haven't seen this in three decades? >> it's very rare. there have been incidents, usually a refinery fire or helicopter -- it's a very kind of dangerous combination. really incredible and high tech safety measur...

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