On May 9, 2021, an oil refinery in Homs, central Syria, caught fire. Fortunately, no injuries were caused by the accident.
After receiving the news, the local fire department rushed to the scene as soon as possible to deal with it.
According to television pictures, a fire broke out in some areas of the refinery, and black smoke rose above it. Firefighters extinguished the fire in the distillation unit of one of the two oil refineries in Syria.
As the firefighters put out the flames, the distant smoke swallowed parts of the oil refinery and emitted the black smoke, which was very scary.
An oil refinery official said that the fire had been extinguished and no one was injured, but the fire caused some damage to the factory. It is understood that the fire at the Homs refinery in the central province of Homs was caused by a leak in the pumping station.
According to media reports, most of Syria's oil and gas resources are outside the Syrian government's control area. The Homs Refinery that caught fire is one of the two main oil refineries controlled by the Syrian government. The other is located near the northwestern port city of Baniyas. The Baniyas Refinery is a major producer of domestic petroleum products in Syria.
According to media reports, in the past, there have been a series of mysterious attacks that attacked ships and oil facilities in Syria and caused fires. This war-torn country has been suffering from fuel shortages in recent months.
