Geelong fire: blaze at one of Australia’s two oil refineries extinguished after 13 hours as fuel supply fears remain

Petrol production affected and full extent of damage unknown after ‘unprecedented’ fire at Viva refinery in Corio

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Geelong oil refinery fire: what we know so far

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An explosive fire at a Geelong oil refinery – which supplies half of Victoria’s fuel and 10% of the nation’s – has been extinguished, though petrol production continues to be affected and authorities warn the full extent of the damage is still unknown.

The blaze at the Viva Energy facility in Corio – one of two refineries left in Australia – broke out just after 11pm Wednesday, with Fire Rescue Victoria alerted to the blaze by multiple calls to triple zero “reporting explosions and flames”.