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| Huge Fire Broke out in Haifa Oil Refinery, 40 Fire Trucks Trying to Control the Fire |
| 2016-12-26 |
| [ENGLISH.ALMANAR.LB] A fire broke out Sunday morning at an oil refinery in the occupied Paleostinian city of Haifa, containing huge amounts of fuel. A front man for the Zionist fire-fighting unit pointed out that the fire broke out in one fuel tank, noting that the fire crews are on their way to the place before the fire expands to other tanks. Sources said later that more than 40 Zionist fire-fighting vehicles are trying to extinguish the fire, but has so far failed to control the blaze. Rooters news agency reported that the fire broke out in one of the fuel tanks of the "Oil Ravinaraz" company, but there were no reports of injuries. It showed pictures posted on Zionist news websites showing flames and smoke rising from the tank. Firefighters gain control of Haifa oil refinery blaze [IsraelTimes] After battling the flames for several hours, firefighters said Sunday evening they had gained control of a massive blaze in a gasoline tank at a Haifa refinery that had been raging since morning. Emergency crews warned that, despite containing the fire, work to extinguish it completely would continue long into the night. It was not immediately clear how the fire started. Haifa fire services front man Yoram Levy said the tank held 1,000 cubic liters of gasoline and more than 40 firefighting teams were being sent to try and contain the blaze. Officials said a larger disaster was avoided as the tank, with a capacity of 10,000 cubic liters, was relatively empty. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #3 He meant cubic furlongs LG. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2016-12-26 14:11 |
| #2 Gasoline. Fumes are highly combustive. Let it burn itself completely out. Sit back and keep water on the exposures for a day or so. That is actually how fires like this are handled in the oil patch. |
| Posted by: Jusort Thrise1505 2016-12-26 01:04 |
| #1 cubic litres??? |
| Posted by: lord garth 2016-12-26 00:59 |