ˌɔn twˈɛnti wˈʌn ˈɔːɡəst nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti wˈʌn, æt ðɪ ˈæŋkɚ tˈæŋk fəsˈɪlᵻɾi, sənt. ˈɛlmoʊz fˈaɪɚɹ ɪɡnˈaɪɾᵻd wˈʌn ʌvðə stˈoːɹɪdʒ tˈæŋks, ɹɪzˈʌltɪŋ ɪnðə kˈuːd ˈaɪlənd ɛksplˈoʊʒən.
On 21 August 1991, at the Anchor Tank facility, St. Elmo's fire ignited one of the storage tanks, resulting in the Coode Island explosion.