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Hancock Refinery Cleanup Project Enters Final Phase
The Hancock Oil Refinery in Signal Hill begins final cleanup after a May 22 eight million dollar fire. Seventeen thousand? No. 600 firefighters battled 52 hours to quell the blaze. The 35 acre site now undergoes a yearlong rebuild plan with 12 to 13 months required for reconstruction. Dozens of miles of pipe and hundreds of valves await inspection with some salvaged and others scrapped. Thirteen large oil storage tanks are being dismantled with six already cut up. the blaze likely started in an 80,000 barrel tank. Seven more tanks are slated for removal.
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