Geelong, Australia, April 16, 2026 (AFP) - Fuel supply fears after blaze tears through crucial Australian refinery

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2026-04-16

Columns of fire engulfed a crucial Australian oil refinery after a chain of explosions, authorities said Thursday as they warned of disruptions to domestic fuel supply. Flames as tall as 60 metres (200 feet) erupted late Wednesday after a gas leak caught fire at the Viva fuel plant in Victoria state, firefighters said, one of only two working oil refineries in Australia. The refinery, about an hour's drive southwest of state capital Melbourne, pu......

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