Multiple fire agencies agencies responded as a blaze broke out at an oil refinery in Delaware, releasing thick black smoke into the air Sunday afternoon.
The fire started at the Delaware City Refinery on the 4500 block of Wrangle Hill Road, the Delaware State Police said. The DSP helped to close nearby roads and advised people to avoid the area.
"I saw all this black smoke and at first I thought it was like rain clouds," Eileen Maher of Delaware City said.
Firefighters could be seen dousing the blaze from the ground as large flames shot into the air and released a plume of thick black smoke hundreds of feet high. Eventually they brought the flames and smoke under control.
"It seemed to travel very high due to meteorological conditions and seemed to travel out and dissipate without any fallout into our communities," Jamie Bethard of the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control said.
No one was injured during the fire. Officials told NBC10 they will be testing the air quality in the area for awhile. They continue to investigate the cause.
