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Libya oil company says blazes contained after drone attacks on complex

A major gasoline reservoir in Libya's Zawiya, west of Tripoli, caught fire and collapsed on Monday after what authorities said was an attack by unknown perpetrators.

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00:00libya's national oil corporation said on tuesday evening that all the fires sparked by drone attacks on the country's second
00:07largest oil refinery had been contained on monday night a large gasoline reservoir west of the capital caught fire and
00:14collapsed after it was struck by a drone while another drone fell near a second tank without causing casualties
00:20the reservoir is located at the second largest oil refinery in libya with a refining capacity of 120 000 barrels
00:29per day authorities condemned similar attacks in past days in zawia including two drone attacks on the nafta reservoir and
00:38water desalination plant over the weekend libya's emergency services agency said on facebook that there had been no serious casualties
00:46and that most of the cases they were treating were of smoke inhalation
00:50they further declared a state of emergency and called for an investigation libya has the most abundant oil reserves in
00:56africa but has been divided ever since it was plunged into war during the ouster in 2011 of former leader
01:03muammar gaddafi the two governments are currently vying for power the un recognized administration tripoli led by prime minister abdul
01:10hamid baiba and a rival in the east backed by military commander kalifa haftar

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