Huge Fire Breaks Out at State Oil Refinery in Yemen's Aden

Date: 12 January 2019 - 21:49

News ID: ۶۱۹۵۷

ADEN (Dispatches) – A huge fire has broken out at a oil refinery company in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, a local official told Xinhua.
"A huge fire erupted just minutes following an explosion that targeted one of the company's oil tanks," the official, also a worker of the refinery, said on condition of anonymity.
"A sabotage operation could be behind the explosion that caused the fire at the refinery's oil tank," he added.
Work was in progress to contain the fire, with no casualties reported, according to the official.
Local residents also confirmed to Xinhua that huge flames were seen at the refinery.
Considered Yemen's temporary capital city, Aden is where the Saudi-backed Yemeni former government has based itself since 2015.