Haifa fire

A huge fire has broken out at an oil refinery in the port city of Haifa in the occupied territories, with initial media reports citing a cyberattack.

The Israeli media said the incident took place in one of the facilities at the BAZAN refinery in Haifa late Friday.

The factory’s emergency team immediately began working to extinguish the blaze and rescue forces were called to the site to gain control of the flames.

Israel’s English-language daily newspaper Jerusalem Post, citing environment protection ministry, claimed that the fire at the BAZAN refinery had erupted as a result of a “damaged pipe in the CCR system,” and a report by Israel’s Channel 12 television network said the control valve of one of the installation pipes had broken.

The Israeli paper said the fire has been put out and the plant has currently stopped supplying fuel to the oil facility in Haifa.

The media outlets have, so far, provided no details about the extent of the damage and the number of possible casualties.