Exxon Shuts Crude Unit at Trecate Refinery After Fire
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Exxon Mobil Corp. shut the larger of two crude-distillation units at its Sarpom refinery in Trecate, Italy, after the second fire in almost two weeks.
The blaze, which occurred as the unit was being restarted following a fire on Aug. 31, began at about 8:45 a.m. local time yesterday and was extinguished 45 minutes later, Antonella Sopranzetti, a Rome-based spokeswoman for the company, said today by phone. There were no injuries and an investigation into the cause of the fire is being carried out, she said.