Fire at Venezuela Oil Terminal Injures 21

Barchart · 10/16 04:06
A fire at an oil tank in Venezuela has left 21 people injured, including firefighters, terminal workers, and local residents, Reuters reported. The fire broke out on Tuesday after a storm and burned late into the night, the report said. The location was the La Salinas oil terminal, a property of state-owned PDVSA, which the company uses to transport crude oil between local ports. There were 75,000 barrels of oil at the facility when the fire broke out. “Many people were exposed to high temperatures. We have counted 21 injured so far, all…