Bahrain Mirror: An official at the Bahrain Petroleum Company (BAPCO) confirmed that a fire broke out at the company on Saturday night (November 26, 2016). He however reduced the size of the fire and described it as "minor".

According to the government-affiliated Al-Ayyam newspaper, the official said that "one of the gas units at the refinery suffered a minor fire accident Saturday night", indicating that "the accident did not cause any casualties."

Moreover, he added, "The unit that saw fire has been out of order for a long time, and is under maintenance."

Social media accounts had circulated news that a big fire broke out in BAPCO, adding that "all the entrances to the Maameer area" near the company were closed down. The "Maameer village" account posted on its "Twitter" page photos of the fire, which was said to have broken out in the company.

BAPCO is a Bahraini Government-owned petroleum company, which owns an oil refinery with a capacity of 250,000 barrels per day. It also has its own storage facilities to store more than 14 million barrels, a center to distribute local products, and a maritime pier to export oil products.

The most important markets that import BAPCO's oil and petroleum products are the Middle East, India, Far East, Southeast Asia, and Africa's markets. It is noteworthy that more than 95% of the refined petroleum products are exported.

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