InvestmentsTop Global NewsMarketsReal Estate Toxic chemical at PES refinery mostly cleared, aiding probe of June blaze By financialnews_rlv83x - August 30, 2019 0 177 Most of a highly toxic chemical stored at a fire-damaged Philadelphia oil refinery has been rendered inert, clearing the way for closer inspections of the site following a June blaze that led to the plant’s closure, officials said on Friday.