Firefighters put out fire at Aden refinery

English - Saturday 12 January 2019 الساعة 09:52 am
Aden – Newsyemen.net

A fire broke out on Friday at a fuel storage tank at the Aden refinery, before firefighters extinguished the flames in Aden province.

Sources at the refinery said that the fire broke out in the storage tank, which contained the remains of the petroleum materials.

They added that the authorities opened an investigation into the incident after extinguishing the fire completely before expanding to the neighboring storages that contain quantities of fuel.

Other sources said the fire was caused by an explosion in the storage tank.