3 burned by steam in Louisiana refinery accident

JESUIT BEND, La. - Louisiana authorities say three people are being treated for burns after a steam accident at a ConocoPhillips Co. refinery. Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office Major John Marie says one was in critical condition and airlifted Thursday to a Baton Rouge hospital. The others are being treated for lesser injuries at a local hospital. A refinery spokesman says operations weren't affected the facility in Jesuit Bend, about 25 miles south of New Orleans. He referred all other questions to the company's corporate offices in Houston. Several calls there were not immediately returned. The refinery processes about 247,000 barrels of crude oil per day. A service of the Associated... [read full story]