Blaze erupts at Syrian oil refinery

DAMASCUS: A fire erupted at a major oil refinery in war-torn Syria due to a leak, the country’s state news agency Sana reported yesterday.

The blaze took place at a distillation unit as a result of a pump leak in the Homs oil refinery in central Syria, dpa news agency quoted the Sana report as saying.

The agency carried images of smoke billowing from the facility as firefighters were trying to put out the blaze.

Sana, citing a local firefighting official, reported that the blaze was later brought under control without causing casualties.

The cooling process was under way.