Petroleum Refinery: Aqaba fire caused by gas leak at one of loading platform

The Jordan Petroleum Refinery Company, on Thursday, said that the fire that erupted in four oil pipelines in port city of Aqaba was caused by a leak of liquefied petroleum gas at one of the loading platforms in the city.

The company, in a statement, said that the fire was extinguished by its own equipment at the beginning, as the Civil Defense Department (CDD) firefighters have put out the fire completely in a very short time.

Source: Jordan News Agency

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