Several workers have been injured in a fire accident at a Saudi Aramco crude oil facility near Riyadh on Wednesday.
The company said in a Twitter post that the blaze did not affect operations.
‘Aramco regrets to report that several workers were injured as a result of a fire at a crude oil facility in Alwsea and all are being treated’, Aramco tweeted.
‘The fire is under control. Company’s operations are not impacted’.
Aramco did not immediately give an exact number of those hurt, but local newspaper Al-Riyadh reported that 17 people were hospitalised, with three needing intensive care treatment.
It might be worth noting that in September, a fire ripped through Aramco’s Gulf coast Ras Tanura oil terminal, injuring eight workers.
