Firefighters contained a diesel spill at the Haifa oil refineries (Bazan) complex Tuesday afternoon after a forklift struck a fuel pipe and sparked a small fire. Seven firefighting teams from the Krayot station, working with the plant's emergency crew, extinguished the blaze and cooled the area. No injuries or hazardous material leak were reported.
Fire and rescue services operated Tuesday afternoon at the Haifa oil refineries (Bazan) complex following reports of black smoke near the facility. Seven crews from the Krayot station responded. On arrival, firefighters found that a forklift had struck a fuel pipe in one of the installations, causing a strong stream of hot, heavy diesel to breach and ignite a small fire. The crews, assisted by the plant's emergency team and automatic sprinkler systems, rapidly controlled and cooled the affected area. No injuries were reported, and there is no danger of a hazardous materials leak or need for environmental monitoring. The incident bears no relation to earlier unrelated spills or fires reported in the region.
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