Fire reported at 11pm. CFA has issued a Watch and Act – Stay Indoors alert.
Posted by seamusisoutside
Fire reported at 11pm. CFA has issued a Watch and Act – Stay Indoors alert.
Posted by seamusisoutside
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Hope everyone is safe.
Good time to stop using fossil fuels, 20 years ago.
Viva’s Geelong Refinery produced petrol, diesel, LPG, jet fuel, and avgas, and provided 50% of Victoria’s hydrocarbon needs until today.
Glow is visible from my house in Ormond.
Good timing
[https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/geelong-corio-refinery-fire/106569692](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04-16/geelong-corio-refinery-fire/106569692)
This is terrible news. There was a report of a grass fire next to the refinery around 21:45, I wonder if it’s arson. Hope all are safe.
Very curious timing. 🤔
Just checked Vic Emergency and yep. A huge stay indoors notice across Geelong and its surrounds.
https://preview.redd.it/k45u7osgzdvg1.png?width=438&format=png&auto=webp&s=6a33156d2a69342bbbd9a8330f89813f5b8b2ef2
Also, a perfect time for one of our two refineries nationwide to go up in smoke.
If the grass fire is responsible and it was deliberately lit the perp should face the law’s full force – no slap on the wrist or excuses on the grounds of mental health. I hope their are no casualties and that it’s under control soon.
how could Dan Andrews do this?!
Holy fucking shit.
Yikes.
Okay then. 😬
This is very, very suspicious.
There’s nothing about this Great Reset that is organic.
Wtf. This is shocking.
oh fffffffffffffffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuucccccccckkkkkkkkkkk!!
https://preview.redd.it/fudbo62qgevg1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d10012930bb2522d5c6192e32f9ddfc9295b4f2e
I still remember having cold showers when Longford blew up, was not fun
This was not the news I wanted to see first thing in the morning. How awful. You Geelong residents doing okay with all that smoke?
Right, so I had better grab some petrol this morning, yes?