Geelong fire: blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries extinguished after 13 hours as fuel supply fears remain
by Benita Kolovos and Nino Bucci from World news | The Guardian on (#74ZFD)
Petrol production hit and full extent of damage unknown after unprecedented' fire at Viva plant in Corio
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An explosive fire at a Geelong oil refinery - which supplies half of Victoria's fuel and 10% of Australia's - has been extinguished, with the impact on petrol production and the extent of the damage still unknown.
The blaze at the Viva Energy facility in Corio - one of two refineries left in the country - broke out just after 11pm Wednesday, with Fire Rescue Victoria alerted to the blaze by multiple calls to triple zero reporting explosions and flames.
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