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| Fire breaks out on Saudi pipeline | Fire breaks out on Saudi pipeline |
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| A number of people have been killed or injured in a fire on a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia, according to the state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco. | A number of people have been killed or injured in a fire on a gas pipeline in Saudi Arabia, according to the state oil and gas company Saudi Aramco. |
| The blaze broke out on a section 30km (19 miles) from the Hawiya gas plant and occurred during maintenance work, the company said on its website. | The blaze broke out on a section 30km (19 miles) from the Hawiya gas plant and occurred during maintenance work, the company said on its website. |
| It is now under control and adjustments have been made to ensure gas supply is not interrupted, Aramco added. | It is now under control and adjustments have been made to ensure gas supply is not interrupted, Aramco added. |
| No official details of casualties were being released immediately. | No official details of casualties were being released immediately. |
| But Reuters news agency quotes Aramco sources as saying 10 people died, without giving details of their nationality. | |
| According to Aramco's official statement, the fire began at about 0025 on Sunday (2125 GMT Saturday) on the Haradh-Uthmania pipeline. | |
| Aramco is undertaking projects to boost output at the Hawiya natural gas liquids recovery plant, Reuters says. | |
| Both Japanese and Italian companies are involved in work at the plant, the agency adds. |