Incident Report

 

Subject:    Various Incidents of Fires involving Gas Pipelines & Refineries.
Date of Email:    Sun 01/08/2004

Report Detail:


GERMAN KARLSRUHE REFINERY FIRE UNDER CONTROL DEPT SAYS:

A fire at a refinery in the western German city of Karlsruhe is under control after spreading to an area of 500 square meters, the city's fire department said. A total of 100 firefighters are being withdrawn after being called to the site.
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FIRM APOLOGISES OVER BLAZE FEARS:

The oil company Conoco has apologised to residents living near its Humber refinery after a fire sparked safety concerns.
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PROBE BEGINS INTO FIRE AT REFINERY:

Regulators, the police and owner Statoil are launching an investigation into a fire that broke out at the Mongstad refinery in western Norway Monday. Production at the refinery was cut in half after the dramatic blaze that left two injured.

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FIRE ENGULFS INDIAN OIL PIPELINE, ARMY ON ALERT:

A massive fire broke out in the Oil India Limited (OIL) pipeline at Tinbatti area, near here, in Jalpaiguri district Thursday night

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EXPLOSION LEAVES IRAQ OIL PIPELINE ABLAZE:

An explosion has set fire to an oil pipeline north of Baghdad, witnesses and an oil refinery official say.

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