Fire breaks out at Idemitsu's Chiba refinery
7/2/2024 7:00:00 AM
A fire broke out at Idemitsu Kosan's Chiba refinery early Tuesday afternoon, a company spokesperson said, adding that no further details were available for now.
Idemitsu Kosan, Japan's second-biggest oil refiner, operates a 190,000-bpd crude distillation unit (CDU) at the Chiba refinery near Tokyo. It was not immediately known if the unit continued to operate, the spokesperson said.
The fire broke out at about 2:30 p.m. JST and fire department crews are onsite, the spokesperson said.
The fire was at a lubricating oil production facility, public broadcaster NHK reported, showing video footage of fumes in the site.
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