Back in 1991 I was driving past Valero in Benicia when one of the storage tanks literally blew a lid.
Biggest dang’d fireball I ever saw and the heat immediately traveled across the highway.
I slapped the “Go Pedal” to the carpet as I rolled my windows up.
When I got to the other side of the bridge my adrenaline was so high I had stop and take a breather.
Must have been 50 other cars, filled with people who felt the same way.
It was way to Kewel!!!
No doubting your story, but it wasn’t Valero’s refinery until 2000. They bought it from ExxonMobil.
http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Exxon-Mobil-Sells-Benicia-Refinery-to-Texas-Firm-2798780.php