Saudi Arabia's largest crude plant catches fire

Dubai, Ta. Saturday September 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia's largest crude plant, Saudi Aramco Oil Facility, was set on fire Saturday morning with an explosion. Whose flames were visible far away.

Aramco claims that the largest volume of crude oil is stored in Bookyak. The plant is located 330 km away in the northeast corner of Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

Details about how the explosion took place were not provided by the concerned ministry of Aramco or Saudi Arabia. There was no reply to the message sent to Aramco and the concerned ministry.

The local TV channel Al Arabiya confirmed the news. However, he did not give full details. He said the fire had come under control. According to unconfirmed information, gunfire was also heard along with the explosion.

There was no clarification as to whether the incident was an accident or a terrorist attack. Bookak is located in Dammam, the eastern province of the capital where the plant operates. Local media did not report the incident.