Explosion at BP U.S. refinery

A fire after an explosion at BP's 420,000-barrels-per-day Whiting, Indiana oil refinery is under control, local police say. The refinery is the nation's third largest, according to BP BP.L . The company could not be immediately reached on whether production was affected by the blast. Whiting's Detective Sergeant Donald Greer said on Friday there was one minor injury after the large blast. "I live a mile from the refinery and I could feel my walls trembling," said Greer about the blast. [more ]