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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 公仔箱論壇3 S+ f# I) E3 V, I/ H, u* L( C, Z
  
• Explosion occurred when a gas leak created a  cloud that ignited 5.39.217.764 N" F/ w! q6 Z$ o6 _6 N3 R/ l
  
• State officials say the fire is under  control 公仔箱論壇* [+ B/ J1 T! j8 z! j
  

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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.' L- f  g0 j5 ~% A  I
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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.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb" U6 V8 U  ^, t* {+ w
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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1 T6 W+ h8 \3 N6 Q! F

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8 m) j$ U1 e6 \5 x6 O; utvb now,tvbnow,bttvbBlast: A fire is seen after an explosion at Amuay oil  refinery in Punto Fijo, in the Peninsula of Paraguana on Saturday. T& i* N9 C5 X; G( ~8 [6 ]

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Raging: A fire burns after the explosion. Officials said  'the blast wave was of a significant magnitude'
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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. ) G( W( r' j& U
He said the authorities were 'trying to save  the greatest number of lives.'7 M: j- }8 o* n; t2 z1 \
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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.'
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; ]& h2 s  @* `2 ]. A' `7 Z, Q% s4 bThe 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.
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'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.'
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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/ |3 z4 N; x7 `) `5 `

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Wounded: Emergency personnel stand by to ferry the  injured to nearby hospitals
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# i5 Z+ F5 }  o$ e" q. D) Y6 hImages 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.
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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.'5.39.217.765 Z  y9 z7 @+ }, t5 Q/ e( {% Q' C
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Ramirez 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.
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! Z# s  I. {4 i8 Ntvb now,tvbnow,bttvbHe said supplies of fuel had been cut off to part of the refinery, and that the fire had been brought under control.
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Troops were securing the area at the refinery, Lugo said.! O5 Z& a$ P  v% z3 Q8 R
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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.
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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.
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