(SpotNews) AUSTRALIA-GEELONG-OIL REFINERY-FIRE

(SpotNews) AUSTRALIA-GEELONG-OIL REFINERY-FIRE

Xinhua
16 Apr 2026, 14:46 GMT+

(260416) -- MELBOURNE, April 16, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Two police cars are seen outside Viva Energy's refinery in Geelong, Australia, April 16, 2026. Authorities said on Thursday that equipment failure caused a major fire at an Australian oil refinery on Wednesday night that is expected to affect the national fuel supply.

The fire broke out at Viva Energy's refinery in the city of Geelong, 65 km southwest of Melbourne, around 11 p.m. local time on Wednesday and was continuing to burn on Thursday morning. (Xinhua/Xu Haijing)

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