Fire at Equinor's Mongstad, Norway oil refinery extinguished
(Reuters) - Equinor on Thursday said the fire that shut its Mongstad oil refinery in western Norway had been extinguished.
Equinor said in a statement that the fire, in an electrical kiosk at the refinery, had been extinguished and that emergency personnel were sent for routine medical follow-up.
Equinor shut down production as a preventive measure earlier on Thursday and evacuated non-essential personnel from the site.
"It is too early to say anything about the cause of the incident," the company said in a statement.
There was significant smoke coming from the fire but no need to evacuate homes located in the vicinity, police said.
The wider Mongstad area contains refinery operations and a terminal for crude oil exports as well as other facilities.
Comments