After Sunday’s fire at the Delaware City Refinery, some residents are complaining of poor communication and unanswered questions. The fire at the Delaware City Refinery crude unit Sunday burned for over 12 hours, according to officials. Roads were blocked off and residents in other cities reported smelling smoke.
“As I was sitting there watching what was going on, I knew where things were so I could pack up my car and leave if I had to quickly,” said Kristina Lynn, who lives off Rt. 9 in Delaware City.
Lynn felt there was not enough communication from government officials during the fire.
"I don’t have a landline. So they had a robocall, and I didn’t get it. And I think that’s most of the community these days,” she said. She saw a tweet from the state Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) several hours after the fire started.