Lightning strikes twice
Published: 01 January, 2008
A major fire incident was averted at the Shell Malaysia oil refinery after two crude oil storage tanks struck by lightning then caught fire. Shell’s own emergency response team responded to the incident and managed to stop the fire getting out of control and becoming a major incident.
A statement issued by Shell Refining Company Berhad said, “Our emergency response team was immediately deployed on-site to control the situation.” The team was joined by municipal firefighters who managed to put out the fire at one of the tanks within an hour. There were no casualties reported.







