interesting I can't find any pictures on the interwebs but I saw this happen!
Los Angeles, CA Refinery Fire And Explosion, Oct 1992
Los Angeles (AP) - Flames fueled by escaping gas still burned Friday at a smoldering Texaco refinery, where an explosion felt 15 miles away rocked the harbor area, shattered windows and chased hundreds of people from homes.
this tank complex was just on the other side of the long beach terminal island bridge and I was on a berthing barge while our boat was in drydock 1 of the naval shipyard..
we were approximately a mile at the very most away! I was standing on the quarter deck of the barge bs'ing with the watch when it exploded, saw the whole thing!
unbelievable feeling!