9 b8 q0 V: Z' m: Y$ v' I3 ]A 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.5.39.217.76$ ]; f4 }/ b0 f+ T
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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. - \) ~5 i8 G V) CTVBNOW 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。tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb# ?4 K5 u* p: B, |
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.公仔箱論壇, c4 ~! _( f4 I8 U
$ }9 O, q* q( |5 }- _# J5.39.217.76 / L1 y+ P; r8 K H) F; ]公仔箱論壇Blast: A fire is seen after an explosion at Amuay oil refinery in Punto Fijo, in the Peninsula of Paraguana on Saturday 2 B, U1 j( h z0 S/ w3 N' ~; K a T5 x! I9 s0 l: e 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。' U: K" P1 q# t. f/ x
Raging: A fire burns after the explosion. Officials said 'the blast wave was of a significant magnitude'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。8 V; ?# ^+ D& _& i$ K
, l: e2 z( E I7 y$ wAt 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. 公仔箱論壇+ U$ _6 h$ @; T; m
He said the authorities were 'trying to save the greatest number of lives.' : ?1 V4 `* Q. D3 _5.39.217.765.39.217.760 i1 R9 F1 g+ V9 p8 E
Oil 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.' ) T5 N$ B' p( o' J E s公仔箱論壇 & X3 b* C: j2 C+ X/ e- [9 }$ Z% SThe 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. 4 L: S3 w7 |1 M& g( e" P8 [% x5.39.217.76 2 {0 O6 F6 D2 A& G3 |2 c" g'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.' I# r6 `5 e* v& D8 m: Z# K
; L" j% S1 T- N7 ^+ | 3 y5 j# {7 t( v, V1 `, d* \公仔箱論壇Under 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 contained5.39.217.76+ I- \$ c1 h' E, p$ p% p5 r U! \* Q
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Images 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,bttvb9 ? |6 \' O" ~- ]. B' Q( h. `# ?! y
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'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.' 9 T2 ?) e) ?2 q6 j2 |1 d; a# W5.39.217.76 " Q% |) R# \" n% J5 I, ?- z5.39.217.76Ramirez 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. % R! k6 _( q, ? x1 J5.39.217.76 5 p! o+ I8 I, ]5 cTVBNOW 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。He said supplies of fuel had been cut off to part of the refinery, and that the fire had been brought under control.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。! W2 O% m) X# V ?% p
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Troops were securing the area at the refinery, Lugo said.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& a! e. d4 @/ A8 Q' q( ?
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'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. $ w* @% g7 S) x# y3 CTVBNOW 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。8 G# M( r$ G7 @2 u% }
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! ?. y, @; d' y/ A. e* I' k$ _* @
/ u/ O4 w, Z3 w+ e# ^/ Z) ?tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb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。% N# d$ B2 J4 S, e( {* q4 Y
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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。 ! z& i6 k1 e1 ]. c& E' H t7 K+ u7 Q" c* `3 i
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。 , p {2 L/ n4 m7 k- N( I5.39.217.762 W- r' y( v+ E
委內瑞拉能源部長拉米雷斯說,爆炸發生在當地時間凌晨一點左右,由瓦斯洩露引起。 - {% a. F3 A' M0 S V9 Y/ o7 P2 a! h( z" ?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。他對當地媒體說:「瓦斯洩露發生爆炸,引燃至少兩個儲油罐和其它設備。」+ e3 w2 \ `( k. a/ Z9 C$ a