Royal Dutch Shell has suspended loadings of oil products from the Pernis
refinery after a fire caused the shut down of most of its production.
The extent of damage is being investigated.
The night sky over the port of Rotterdam was alight after the blaze broke out Saturday at the high-voltage power station at Shell's Pernis refinery.
Shell spokesman Thijs van Velzen said the flames were extinguished by Sunday morning. Nobody was injured. Firefighters brought the fire under control by around 6 am (0400 GMT/UTC).
Read more: Fire shuts down Europe′s largest oil refinery in the Netherlands | News | DW | 30.07.2017
The night sky over the port of Rotterdam was alight after the blaze broke out Saturday at the high-voltage power station at Shell's Pernis refinery.
Shell spokesman Thijs van Velzen said the flames were extinguished by Sunday morning. Nobody was injured. Firefighters brought the fire under control by around 6 am (0400 GMT/UTC).
Read more: Fire shuts down Europe′s largest oil refinery in the Netherlands | News | DW | 30.07.2017
