Fri, March 19, 2010
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Refinery fire put out; no casualties reported

2010-03-19 07:02:20 GMT2010-03-19 15:02:20 (Beijing Time)  China Daily

Heavy smoke billows out of an oil refinery of Sinopec Guangzhou Co on March 18, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

Heavy smoke billows out of an oil refinery of Sinopec Guangzhou Co on March 18, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

Heavy smoke and fire is seen in an oil refinery of Sinopec Guangzhou Co on March 18, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

Firefighters try to put out the fire an oil refinery of Sinopec Guangzhou Co on March 18, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

Firefighters try to put out the fire an oil refinery of Sinopec Guangzhou Co on March 18, 2010. [Photo/Xinhua]

Hot wax oil leaked from a reliever and caught fire in the air about 3:25 pm on Thursday. Firefighters were mobilized to put out the fire and evacuate workers from the factory. The fire was put out late Thursday night and no casualties have been reported.

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