Blast Rocks South African Oil Refinery, 7 Injured

Blast Rocks South African Oil Refinery, 7 Injured
An oil refinery is seen in the city of Beiji, Iraq, on Oct. 6, 2003. Ivan Sekretarev/AP Photo
Reuters
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DURBAN—An explosion rocked South Africa’s second-largest crude oil refinery in Durban on Friday injuring seven people, local emergency services said.

Engen, which operates the plant and is majority owned by Malaysia’s Petronas, said a fire broke out at around 0510 GMT and was extinguished by 0645 GMT.