French oil giant Total says fire breaks out at refinery in Seine-Maritime Department

French oil giant Total says fire breaks out at refinery in Seine-Maritime Department
# 14 December 2019 14:42 (UTC +04:00)

A fire started at about 4 a.m. local time on Dec. 14 (03:00 GMT) at French oil giant Total's refinery in the department of Seine-Maritime, the company said, APA reports citing Sputnik.

"Appropriate internal response measures were immediately taken. Relevant authorities, as well as the Departmental Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS), were alerted," the company said, as quoted by the France Info broadcaster.

No one was injured in the fire, the company said.

The fire continues, but has been taken under control, it added.

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