TEL AVIV (Dispatches) -- 
 Israel’s largest oil refinery was forced to shut down after an Iranian missile strike caused extensive damage to the Bazan Group’s Haifa complex, killing three workers and disabling its main power station, Israel’s Calcalist reported.
“As a result of the damage to the Bazan Group complex, the power plant responsible for generating part of the steam and electricity used by the group’s facilities was significantly damaged. Additional damage was also sustained.” Barzan Group announced.
“For the time being, all operations at the refinery and its subsidiaries in Haifa have been shut down. The company is working in coordination with the Israel Electric Corporation, which mobilized immediately, to restore a regular electricity supply to the complex as soon as possible.” the company added.
The Bazan complex supplies nearly 60 percent of Israel’s diesel and close to half of its gasoline.
While Bazan’s primary activity is oil refining, it also manufactures raw materials for the plastics and chemical sectors. 
A day earlier, Iranian missile and drone strikes caused localized damage to pipelines within the complex’s downstream facilities, resulting in partial shutdowns.