USW raising funds for two brothers killed in BP Husky Refinery fire

A hearth Tuesday shut down the refinery in Oregon, Ohio — a person of three BP operates in the United States alongside with the BP Whiting Refinery and the BP Cherry Issue Refinery in Washington state.

Ben and Max Morrissey, who were brothers, died at a University of Michigan healthcare facility.

“It is with a weighty heart that I create this message about the BP Cenovus refinery fireplace and explosion in Toledo, Ohio, very last evening. The two brothers, the two at dwelling and in our union, succumbed to the accidents they sustained,” USW Countrywide Oil Bargaining Application Chairman Mike Smith explained. “Our feelings and prayers are with their family members and brothers and sisters at Area 1-346.”

No a single else was wounded in the hearth, which shut down the refinery. 

BP has been in the system of providing off its remaining 50% stake in the BP Husky Refinery to Calgary-based Cenovus Electricity. 

U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, paid out tribute to the late Morrissey brothers on the Property floor.

“When on the position at the BP Huskey Refinery in Oregon, Ohio, their life were being lower shorter,” she claimed. “Dependable citizens, husbands and fathers who done America’s crucial work that drives progress and our American way of life ahead, these brave adult men will never ever yet again return home to their dear families. They go away powering their younger youngsters who will come to understand the gravity of their fathers’ loss. My heart goes out to their cherished households and to their brothers and sisters in USW Community 1-346 who missing two beloved mates. Currently is a heartbreaking day.”

USW associates have been asking how they can assistance soon after the tragic reduction of lifestyle, Smith claimed.

“I have fielded numerous phone calls and inquiries about assistance in a horrific explosion,” he stated. 

Any one who’s fascinated can deliver monetary donations to Ben & Max Morrissey Fund, Croghan Colonial Financial institution, 4157 Navarre Ave., Oregon, OH 43616, or USW Area 1-346, 2910 Consaul St., Toledo, OH 43605.