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An explosion was reported at the Petromidia oil refinery in Năvodari, Romania along the coast of the Black Sea on Wednesday. Initial reports indicated that an explosion which was followed by a fire. The fire was extinguished at 16:15 GMT.

The blast and fire on Friday at Romania’s biggest crude oil refinery killed one person and injured five others, according to the authorities and the company which runs the Petromidia plant on the Black Sea2.

Five of our colleagues are in medical care at Constanta County Hospital, and we are sorry to inform you that a person has been identified as deceased.

Statement by the Petromidia plant

Rompetrol Rafinare, part of KMG International Group, said the explosion was inside the diesel hydrotreating unit, and that processes had been halted safely.

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