Fire broke out at an oil refinery in Mexico

On April 15, a fire broke out at the Antonio Dovali Jaime crude oil refinery, owned by State Petroleum Corporation Pemex, in the Salina Cruz Port in Oaxaca, Mexico. A large number of firefighters were sent to the region, but the fire could not be brought under control. Authorities stated that since the beginning of the extinguishing efforts, the fire was brought under control twice and flared up again. Refinery officials announced that all parts of the facility were at risk due to the flames and said that they had decided to stop all the activity at the facility. Oaxaca state civil defense officials noted that the refinery was cordoned off for security reasons. Civil defense officials also said that no casualties were reported in the incident.