Fire Hits Venezuela's Biggest Refinery

November 16, 2004
CNN

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Venezuela's biggest oil refinery caught fire, injuring one worker before the blaze was brought under control, a fire chief said Tuesday.

The blaze occurred Monday at the Paraguana Refinery Complex in western Venezuela, said Rober Infante, fire chief of the nearby town of Punto Fijo. The injured worker was employed by the state oil company, known by its acronym as PDVSA. The company did not have any comment on the fire.

Infante said the blaze was extinguished by firefighters before it could do serious damage.

Venezuela is the world's fifth-largest oil exporter.

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