At least 18 people including workers, neighbors and firefighters were reported injured on Tuesday in a fire at a crude storage tank in Venezuela's La Salina oil terminal, sources with knowledge of the facility's operations said, APA reports citing Reuters.
The fire broke out early in the day during a storm and has been raging through the afternoon. The facility, which is operated by state oil company PDVSA mostly for domestic use, is located near the western city of Cabimas on the shore of Lake Maracaibo.
"They are calculating 18 people injured including firefighters from Cabimas, PDVSA (workers) and also locals," one of the sources said.
PDVSA did not reply to a request for comment.
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