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Shell refinery blaze intensifies
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September 29, 2011, Thursday
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A FIRE has intensified at Royal Dutch Shell's largest refinery, its half-a-million barrel per day Singapore plant yesterday, sending a plume of black smoke over the city-state.
Shell has evacuated non-essential staff from the refining complex, Singapore's Civil Defense Force said.
"There is a fire and it grew significantly, but I am not aware of an explosion," said Lee Tzu Yang, chairman for Shell Companies in Singapore, said.
"My understanding is that there are no people injured."
A dark cloud of smoke could be seen over mainland Singapore and the Jurong Island oil hub, about five hours after the fire started at the refinery at 0515 GMT.
"The fire at the manufacturing facility on Pulau Bukom is still on-going. The fire involves petroleum products from pipes in the tank farm at the manufacturing facility," a Singapore Civil Defense Force spokesman said.
Refinery sources said the fire occurred where finished oil products are transferred from the final production unit into storage tanks by being pumped through pipelines.
Shell has evacuated non-essential staff from the refining complex, Singapore's Civil Defense Force said.
"There is a fire and it grew significantly, but I am not aware of an explosion," said Lee Tzu Yang, chairman for Shell Companies in Singapore, said.
"My understanding is that there are no people injured."
A dark cloud of smoke could be seen over mainland Singapore and the Jurong Island oil hub, about five hours after the fire started at the refinery at 0515 GMT.
"The fire at the manufacturing facility on Pulau Bukom is still on-going. The fire involves petroleum products from pipes in the tank farm at the manufacturing facility," a Singapore Civil Defense Force spokesman said.
Refinery sources said the fire occurred where finished oil products are transferred from the final production unit into storage tanks by being pumped through pipelines.
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