The Husky Refinery Explosion, One Year Later

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Smoke billows up from Husky Energy refinery
View of the Husky Energy refinery’s smoke stack from Hill Avenue in Superior, Wisconsin, on April 26, 2018 after a fire broke out. Danielle Kaeding/WPR

It’s been a year since an explosion at Superior-based Husky Energy forced a temporary evacuation of the port community and put the company’s use of a highly toxic chemical under a microscope. We look back on the explosion, its aftermath and what’s ahead for Husky and the surrounding community.

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Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • John Munson Host
  • Laura Pavin Producer
  • Colleen Leahy Producer
  • Kealey Bultena Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Danielle Kaeding Guest
  • Steve Panger Guest
  • Keith Kesler Guest