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A powerful explosion occurs at an oil refinery in Turkey

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After the explosion, white smoke rose over the facility and a fire broke out. It is also reported that the force of the explosion shattered windows in neighboring houses.

Writes UNN with reference to TGRT Haber.

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A massive explosion occurred at the TÜPRAŞ refinery in Izmit (Kocaeli, Turkey). After the explosion, smoke rose over the facility. It became known that the explosion caused windows to be smashed in neighboring houses. Many fire and medical teams were sent to the scene.

The first statement about the incident was made by the mayor of the capital's Kocaeli municipality, Tahir Buyukakin, who said: “We are aware that the exercise was planned earlier. This is a negative thing that happened during the exercises. Now everything is under control, there are no problems. Our citizens have nothing to worry about. We have not received any data on the number of wounded.

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The Disinformation Management Center (DMM) reported that the fire, which broke out during a routine training exercise at TÜPRAŞ's facilities in Izmit, was brought under control in a short time.

Масштабна пожежа на залізничному вокзалі в Берліні: спалахнув потяг03.11.24, 01:33

In a statement posted on DMM's social media account, “The fire, which started during a routine exercise at TÜPRAŞ's facilities, was brought under control in a short time.

It is also reported that shares of TÜPRAŞ were temporarily closed for trading.

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In Venezuela, a fire broke out during a storm at the PDVSA-owned La Salina terminal . At least 21 people were injured, including workers, neighbors, and firefighters.

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