Fire erupts in main Homs refinery in Syria

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Syrian authorities are working on extinguishing a fire that erupted in its main Homs refinery in the west of the nation, state media said on Sunday.

Report informs, citing Reuters, that the fire erupted in a distillation unit due to a leak in a pumping station, it said without elaborating.

According to preliminary information, no one suffered as a result.

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