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Man critically hurt in explosion at El Dorado refinery

A man in his 50s was taken to the hospital with second- and third-degree burns after an explosion at HollyFrontier El Dorado Refining Monday.

The incident happened around 11 a.m. at 1401 Douglas Road, a Butler County dispatch supervisor said.

The man has burns on more than 80 percent of his body, the dispatcher said.

Nichole Manna: 316-269-6752, @NicholeManna

This story was originally published September 4, 2017 at 1:31 PM with the headline "Man critically hurt in explosion at El Dorado refinery."

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