Four Workers Burned at Sinclair Refinery Near Rawlins

Three workers at the Sinclair refinery near Rawlins have been flown to a burn center in Colorado following a flash fire. Sinclair Oil Corp. says the incident happened inside a gas recovery unit at its refinery, about five miles east of Rawlins, about 10:20 a.m. Tuesday. Sinclair Police Chief Jeff Sanders says it was a flash fire and four workers were originally taken to Memorial Hospital of Carbon County. A Memorial Hospital spokeswoman says 3 of the workers were flown to a burn center in Greeley, Colo., while the fourth was treated and released. No details on the injuries of the hospitalized workers were immediately available. Salt Lake City-based Sinclair says there appeared to be little or no damage to the facility. It says it is investigating the incident.