Fire at Nippon Oil refinery in Sendai extinguished

Fire at Nippon Oil refinery in Sendai extinguished

SENDAI, Japan - A fire broke out at Nippon Oil Corp.'s refinery in Sendai in northeastern Japan, but it was extinguished about two hours later. Firefighters said the fire occurred in oil desulfurization equipment, which is away from oil tanks. No one was injured.

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