North Dakota refinery resorted to flaring over power incident

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Unexpected flaring at the Mandan Refinery in North Dakota lit up the Sunday night sky, the apparent result of the temporary loss of cooling water from the nearby Missouri River.

Mandan is a city across the river from Bismarck.

The Bismarck Tribune reports the incident might have been caused by an electrical issue or a malfunction of a pump

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