Definition of treasurer for English Language Learners. : someone who is officially in charge of the money that is taken in and paid out by a government, business, organization, etc.
On Aug. 27, 1955, an explosion at the Standard Oil refinery in Whiting, Ind., destroyed much of the plant and dozens of homes. The explosion occurred in a âhydroformer,â a 26-story-high tank used to convert low-octane gasoline into high-octane gasoline at what is now a BP refinery.
An explosion and fire early Friday morning killed two people and critically injured two others at an oil rig in southeastern Oklahoma. Authorities said the explosion occurred at the rig about two miles west of Coalgate in a remote area of rural Coal County, about 100 miles southeast of Oklahoma City.