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Silver Eagle Refinery Explosion

By Beth Schlanker, Erin Hooley

Wed, 11/04/2009 - 3:39pm

Explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross, Utah.

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An explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of Linda Wood's home and destroyed much of the inside of the house. Her subdivision on 925 West sits right next to the refinery.

Linda Wood, in red, and her friends, family and neighbors stand outside her home after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of her home and destroyed much of the inside of the house, including bowing the garage door.

A woman talks to a tv crew after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the front windows of her home.

Neighbors gather in a subdivision on 925 West after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross, in the background, blew out the windows and destroyed parts of several homes.

Glass is strewn across a lawn on 925 West after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out windows in the subdivision.

Friends, family and neighbors of Linda Wood help move her belongings out of her house after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of her home and destroyed much of the inside of the house Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Her house in the subdivision on 925 West sits right next to the refinery and was condemned by police..

An explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of Linda Wood's home and destroyed much of the inside of the house Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.

Neighbors gather in a subdivision on 925 West after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross.

The explosion and subsequent fire at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009, was caused by a pipe filled with hydrogen and diesel which overflowed and pulled on the ground, causing ignition, according to Chief Fire Deputy Jeff Bassett.

An explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009 shook Bill Duffin's office at Raymond Keller Construction, across the street, and caused a light fixture to fall from the ceiling.

Linda Wood is emotional after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of her home and destroyed much of the inside of the house.

Linda Wood smiles at a friend carrying some of her firearms out of her house.

An explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of Linda Wood's home.

An explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of Linda Wood's home and destroyed much of the inside of the house Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009.

Linda Wood is emotional after an explosion at Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross blew out the back windows of her home and destroyed much of the inside of the house.

Workers stand around after the explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery.

Workers stand around after an explosion at the Silver Eagle Refinery in Woods Cross.

Firefighters work at the scene. The explosion and subsequent fire was caused by a pipe filled with hydrogen and diesel which overflowed and pulled on the ground, causing ignition, according to Chief Fire Deputy Jeff Bassett.