Fire Extinguished at Magellan Kansas City Terminal

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Fri Jun 6, 2008 9:04am EDT

TULSA, Okla., June 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The fire at Magellan
Midstream Partner's terminal was extinguished at approximately 5 a.m. today.
The fire remained isolated to one tank and was triggered by an apparent
lightning strike which occurred at 7:45 p.m. on June 3.
    "Due to cooperative effort between Magellan and the Kansas City, Kansas
Fire Department, EPA and other agencies, the event was safely and efficiently
managed without any injuries," said Magellan spokesman, Bruce Heine.
    Operations resumed June 4 at 3 p.m. at Magellan's Kansas City truck
loading system which supplies gasoline, gasoline / ethanol blends, diesel and
jet fuel to the local marketplace. The company has also resumed operations of
its pipeline system serving the Kansas City terminal.
    "Our inbound and outbound shipments of refined products at Kansas City
have resumed to normal levels," said Heine.
    About Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.
    Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P. (NYSE: MMP) is a publicly traded
partnership formed to own, operate and acquire a diversified portfolio of
energy assets. The partnership primarily transports, stores and distributes
refined petroleum products. More information is available at
http://www.magellanlp.com.

     Contact:           Bruce Heine
                        (918) 645-8989
                        bruce.heine@magellanlp.com


SOURCE  Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P.

Bruce Heine of Magellan Midstream Partners, L.P., +1-918-645-8989,
bruce.heine@magellanlp.com
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