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Massive fire engulfs at Homs Oil refinery

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

Published May 23rd, 2024 - 05:13 GMT
Homs Refinery Fire
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on November 23, 2013 shows a tank burning after an alleged mortar attack led by rebel fighters against Homs oil refinery, central Syria. AFP
Highlights
Pro-Syrian regime news sources report that the fire has since been brought under control, and cooling operations are underway. No human casualties have been recorded.
The Commander of the Homs Fire Brigade, Major Iyad Al-Muhammad, reported to a SANA correspondent that the fire in Unit 100 of the Homs refinery had been extinguished.

ALBAWABA- A massive fire sparked at the Homs Oil Refinery in Syria caused a significant fire to break out in one of its units. The fire department swiftly responded, working to prevent the blaze from spreading.

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Pro-Syrian regime news sources report that the fire has since been brought under control, and cooling operations are underway. No human casualties have been recorded.

The Commander of the Homs Fire Brigade, Major Iyad Al-Muhammad, reported to a SANA correspondent that the fire in Unit 100 of the Homs refinery had been extinguished.

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Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari

Mansour Al-Maswari

News writer

Dr. Mansour Al-Maswari is Postdoctoral Fellow at Columbia University-Global Center, Amman. A Yemeni academician with a Ph.D. in English "Comparative Literature" and two MA degrees, one in political science and the other in English, Dr. Al-Maswari possesses more than 17 years of extensive experience in university-level teaching, research, research reviewing, bilingual translation, and copy-writing...

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