Budapest, Oct 21 (AP) Firefighters in Hungary have contained a fire that ignited overnight at the nation’s primary oil refinery, as reported by authorities and the Hungarian energy firm MOL on Tuesday.
No injuries have been reported. The fire started on Monday night in a processing unit at the Danube Refinery located in Szazhalombatta, south of Budapest, according to a MOL statement published on the Budapest Stock Exchange website.
The cause of the blaze is currently under investigation.
MOL stated that emergency protocols were executed, and units unaffected by the fire were being restarted gradually as damage assessments were ongoing.
The company emphasized its commitment to maintaining domestic fuel supplies and mentioned it is contemplating tapping into Hungary’s strategic reserves.
Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced on Tuesday that he had conversations with MOL executives and the interior minister regarding the incident.
“Hungary’s fuel supply is secure,” Orban wrote on social media, underscoring that the investigation into the fire would be “as thorough as possible.”
Authorities explained that air quality in the vicinity of the refinery was under continuous surveillance, with no measurements exceeding health standards detected.
The country’s disaster management authority noted that the facility’s internal firefighting team was the first to respond, assisted by professional firefighters from nearby towns.
Eyewitnesses informed the state news agency MTI that flames and smoke could be seen from miles away.
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