Huge blast kills 24 people in Venezuela as one of the biggest refineries in the world is engulfed in massive fire ball
10-year-old boy and National Guard troops among the dead & _' H' w* m9 K' Q& B5 V
Explosion occurred when a gas leak created a cloud that ignited 2 ?8 Q3 T) E" M% T4 I' htvb now,tvbnow,bttvb
State officials say the fire is under control , R3 T0 ?2 {, m/ y" ?2 y
By Associated Press Reporter * q+ k3 \% p- G! K U+ f : \, N6 e! W# I8 G5.39.217.76A huge explosion rocked Venezuela's biggest oil refinery early on Saturday, killing at least 24 people and injuring more than 50 others in the deadliest disaster in memory for the country's key oil industry. ( N \% V; J- O& l5 g N" n5.39.217.76 7 A' G" P% `: H( | O& |- QTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Balls of fire rose over the Amuay refinery, one of the largest in the world, in video posted on the Internet by people who were nearby at the time. % g7 x! l2 k7 D- I! w) T5.39.217.76tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb7 n% p: t+ h* _
Those killed included a 10-year-old boy, and at least 53 people were injured, Falcon state Gov. Stella Lugo said on state television. She said firefighters had controlled the flames at the refinery on the Paraguana Peninsula in western Venezuela, where large clouds of smoke were rising. # w) S1 ^$ b/ T1 ]; s7 TTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。公仔箱論壇8 Y- h1 R o# f' t. U! c4 Y tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb$ s5 o+ v3 n& X/ O! f) m# L; s; N1 B
Blast: A fire is seen after an explosion at Amuay oil refinery in Punto Fijo, in the Peninsula of Paraguana on Saturday4 N* M) F+ T6 E u l1 ]; C% _
tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb. q. E( e6 ^) L1 p . w6 u0 B `, W2 o6 V公仔箱論壇Raging: A fire burns after the explosion. Officials said 'the blast wave was of a significant magnitude'3 Q6 r, q: \- I) l% |
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At least 24 people were killed, many of them National Guard troops stationed at the refinery, Vice President Elias Jaua said on television after traveling to the area. TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。5 C" E* c3 l' J# r3 m9 P) S
He said the authorities were 'trying to save the greatest number of lives.'" v; I/ [; M1 o$ O3 A8 F. Y1 z- x5 x+ B
; O# X' w- y. i3 N5 cOil Minister Rafael Ramirez said that Venezuela has enough fuel supplies to guarantee continued exports and domestic supply. As far as fuel shipments, he said, 'we won't have major effects.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb, c2 J1 A2 g. S. d# u
5 ?: r) ^' c( M+ @* xThe blast occurred after 1 a.m. when a gas leak created a cloud that ignited, Ramirez said. Some nearby houses were damaged by the blast, he said on television. ) \- X* W& u k; t3 _ ' W- f$ E6 ]6 {8 R# W% U+ @5 N'That gas generated a cloud that later exploded and has caused fires in at least two tanks of the refinery and surrounding areas,' Ramirez said. 'The blast wave was of a significant magnitude.' 2 c7 c! e: v9 |5 o8 j公仔箱論壇 5 N8 Y9 G1 x* W5.39.217.76 5 Q' U/ G# _+ W$ ?. Qtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbUnder control: A column of smoke rises after an explosion at Amuay oil refinery in Punto Fijo, in the Peninsula of Paraguana on Saturday. Officials say the fire is now contained $ m) v, a4 x8 H: l) sTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。TVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。" a% y+ T/ _* N2 `. \. d& E- j 2 t) H! T2 G* NWounded: Emergency personnel stand by to ferry the injured to nearby hospitals - W) I7 q" Q8 ^ 2 ]* W0 r8 o J% u' l Q- x4 k5.39.217.76Images in state media showed the flames casting an orange glow against the night sky. One photograph showed an injured man being wheeled away on a stretcher.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb( v5 L# Z- _8 F6 q2 b1 d8 K2 U0 @
! `" {1 ~: l C5.39.217.76'The areas that had to be evacuated were evacuated, Lugo said, according to the state-run Venezuelan News Agency. 'The situation is controlled. Of course they're still a fire rising very high, but ... the specialists tell me there is no risk of another explosion.'tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb; R# l7 q' e8 P5 d$ _, ^
* }' P% J- `2 i% T; ORamirez said oil workers will determine what caused the gas leak and were inspecting the damage along with troops. Ramirez said that nine storage tanks were damaged. / q& n' r* `; T ' V& c+ i# K0 h3 P) q+ p2 ZHe said supplies of fuel had been cut off to part of the refinery, and that the fire had been brought under control." T8 t: t- v: Q! \
6 h. h! C2 [8 m) mTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Troops were securing the area at the refinery, Lugo said. " L. s* t, f5 Q. }# H) ?5 C$ qTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。$ x3 o* x% C# ~1 Y
'At this time, the situation is controlled,' Jaua said on television, while smoke continued to rise from the refinery. Jaua said earlier on his Twitter account that the military was deployed to the area and that air ambulances were dispatched to ferry the wounded. ) m, Z6 L1 R- a) ^8 N3 HTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。 I) P2 @' D- o' KTVBNOW 含有熱門話題，最新最快電視，軟體，遊戲，電影，動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Amuay is part of the Paraguana Refinery Complex, which also includes the adjacent Cardon refinery. Together, the two refineries process about 900,000 barrels of crude per day and 200,000 barrels of gasoline. Venezuela is a major supplier of oil to the U.S. and a member of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.公仔箱論壇3 B$ f9 y X% p2 x$ r, P
' e9 |8 S4 m" D, \6 N& \$ n5.39.217.76作者: allo 時間: 2012-8-26 06:05 AM 標題: 委內瑞拉鍊油廠爆炸致24人死
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▲爆炸威力巨大，殃及附近的建築。 ( K4 E) x" C9 Q% u, Gtvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- a' i- S: `9 t: B3 L( U7 }; ]8 |9 l
委內瑞拉最大煉油廠週六（8月25日）發生爆炸，至少24人死亡，50人受傷。5.39.217.76) X o0 z6 O+ C2 e: C
) e. T- m1 @3 j' M- Z! Ptvb now,tvbnow,bttvb發生爆炸的是阿穆艾（Amuay）煉油廠，位於委內瑞拉西北部的法爾孔州。該州州長盧戈說，爆炸威力巨大，附近的房屋也被毀。目前，火勢已被控制。* Z; c) q& ]: H& {& W$ s
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