Spain. According to the investigations, corrosion was the cause of the fire that occurred at the Repsol refinery, located in La Coruña, on October 10.
According to Luis Felipe Llamas, plant director, the corrosion failure in a feed pipe caused the accident of which the costs caused by the fire are not yet known.
Although investigations continue, Llamas stressed that a punctual failure was seen in the material of a pipe. This refinery is responsible for receiving the heavy diesel which is divided into fractions to produce butane gas that is finally used in the manufacture of fuels.
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