March 21, 2011
Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd.
Corporate Communication Dept. Public Relations Office
The fire on the LPG Tanks and its surrounding at Cosmo Oil's Chiba Refinery (Ichihara-City Chiba-Prefecture, Executive Officer: Toshiaki Iwana) caused by the earthquake in the Tohoku-Area on March 11th has been extinguished today as of 10:10. Cosmo Oil express the sincerest apologies for the problems and unease caused to the nearby residents and to all those concerned. Every action will continue to be taken to resume normal operations as soon as possible.
Time of Incident |
Approx. 15:47 pm Friday, March 11 2011 |
Place of Incident |
Vicinity of LPG Tanks |
Facts |
March 11(Fri) |
14:46 |
Earthquake |
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15:00 |
Disaster Countermeasure Office created at Headquarters |
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15:35 |
Leak near LPG Tank found |
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15:37 |
Report to Ichihara Fire Dept. |
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15:48 |
Fire confirmed near LPG Tank, Refinery shutdown |
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16:04 |
Commencement of fire extinguishment on the LPG Tanks |
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* fire extinguishment made under instructions from Ichihara Fire Dept. |
March 21(Mon) |
10:10 |
Fire extinguished |
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Injuries |
6 persons |
Other |
There are no damages to the refining units and will be confirmed through investigations to be made to resume normal operations. |