1 dead, 5 injured in Albanian oil refinery explosion

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Tirana, Albania, Safar 11, 1438, November 11, 2016, SPA -- An explosion at an oil refinery in Albania killed one person and injured five others, Albanian police said Friday. A statement said that the explosion the previous evening at the oil refinery in Ballsh, 140 kilometers (85 miles) south of the capital, Tirana, was caused by the failure of a hydrogen pump. It sparked a fire that killed a 40-year old man and injured five other people, one seriously. According to AP, firefighters managed to get the fire under control. The Energy Ministry said the equipment had not been operated correctly. The hydrogen pressure was three times the normal level and the security valve did not function. The findings have been sent to the prosecutor's office, a statement said. --SPA 15:14 LOCAL TIME 12:14 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w267624

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