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/ 13 November 2008
A Durban oil refinery has been shut down after a fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Two of the country’s leading oil refineries severely affected by Tuesday night’s heavy downpour in Durban expect to be fully operational this weekend. Due to the rainstorm, at least 40% of the Engen refinery was non-operational over the past 48 hours, while the nearby Sapref plant was completely shut down.
Search-and-rescue workers saved 20 people trapped in cars and homes by rising water in a heavy overnight downpour in Durban. ”We used a police boat to move many people away from the Island Hotel in Isipingo and we assisted several others who were stuck in cars due to rising flood water,” said Captain Troy Alison.
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/ 22 November 2007
Officials at Durban’s Engen refinery on Thursday reiterated that a fire that resulted in millions of rands’ worth of petrol going up in smoke would not have an impact on fuel supply. ”We don’t believe that this will have any significant impact in the short- or long-term,” Herb Payne, speaking on behalf of Engen general manager Willem Oosthuizen, said on Thursday.
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/ 21 November 2007
It has been more than 31 hours since a petrol tank was struck by lightning at Durban’s Engen Refinery and by 7am on Wednesday the tank was still burning. plant officials said. ”The fire seems to be very persistent,” said Engen spokesperson Herb Payne.