Fire at Shanghai oil refinery; no casualties reported

2010-05-09 10:48:44 GMT2010-05-09 18:48:44 (Beijing Time) Xinhua English

Fire and smoke are seen at Shanghai Oil Refinery in Shanghai, east China, May 9, 2010. An oil tank at the refinery caught fire on Sunday, which has been under control. No casualties have been reported. (Xinhua/Pei Xin)

SHANGHAI, May 9 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at a Shanghai oil refinery Sunday but no casualties have been reported, the Shanghai Fire Department said.

At around 11:30 a.m the fire department received a report an oil tank at the refinery had exploded.

Fire fighters rushed to the scene and by 1:00 p.m. the fire had been extinguished.

The oil refinery is located at North Pudong Road in Pudong New District.

The cause of the accident is under investigation.

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