Not yet under control, no indication yet of what, if any, damage is occurring.
First responders and on-site fire teams train for this often, fingers crossed for them
edit: video shows the big oil refinery towers surrounded by flames.
Loquaciouslovelizard on
Just what we needed š®āšØ
monopoly-surreal on
I guess we’re down to one refinery now.
-Bigblue2- on
Looks expensive.
Shadowlance23 on
Did a B2 miss a turn?
theurbaneman on
Where was Angus?
worstusername_sofar on
Hey guys, is this a good time for this?
Criimsen on
I canāt decide if the timing for this is remarkable or unfortunate. Leaning towards somewhere in the middle.
Alternative-Sir-374 on
Leaning towards this being intentionalā¦.
Lokki_7 on
I thought only EVs catch on fire like this
garvintso on
Nothing in the news yet
thetan_free on
With both Iran and US blockading the Persian Gulf, it was only a matter of time before things escalated to Geelong.
Anyone get a look at whether it was a Shaheed drone or a Tomahawk cruise missile?
Total_Philosopher_89 on
“VICTORIA
GEELONG
REFINERY FIRE
============
There is currently an emergency situation happening down in Corio with what appears to be a fuel refinery on fire at the Viva Energy plant – on refinery rd, Corio. At 11:51pm there are currently 9 vehicles on site.”
InfluentialFairy on
I’m gonna go throw fuel onto the speculation train. If I recall correctly, this refinery was shut down quite a while ago, and only operated for natural gas, the fuel refinery part was turned off.
A few weeks ago I think work to reactivate the fuel refinery part, was kicked off. It’s very possible that the old gal wasn’t maintained well enough while it was turned off… and turning it back on was problematic..
Or maybe it was intentional as others are suggesting.
Alternative-Sir-374 on
How could Daniel Andrews do this?
TheHoovyPrince on
Don’t think that’s supposed to be on fire mate
as the kids like to say ‘chat are we cooked’?
ingenkopaaisen on
Good timing! Coincidence or just a massive fuck up. Either way, great we have redundancy. Oh wait…
Fun_Image_2307 on
Far out I can’t get over how we can now get news before the main media channels do.Ā
Ill_Entertainer7502 on
might be a silly question, is it too soon to ask if we need to do anything just incase of a emergency. sound like a woos. but idk just want to calm the anxiety down
Foreign_Hyena_6622 on
Any drones hanging around beforehand
ATangK on
Scummo donāt hold no hoses mate
Calatich on
Yep we all automatically see and feel it.
Suspicious as.
Ladzofinsurrect on
Oh, fark me.
Live-Coast-207 on
Is anyone else in the area having headaches? Might be overthinking but the stuff in the airās probably no good for anyone. Keep your doors and windows closed people in the area! Stay safe.
Exciting-Ad-7083 on
“It supplies over 50% of Victoria’s fuel and 10% of Australia’s fuel, processing $\sim$120,000 barrels per day into petrol, diesel, jet fuel, and bitumen”
From google AI.
That’s probably not a good thing right about now..
Amato_Sophos_17 on
This looks massive.
My dad worked his whole life as a safety engineer at a much bigger refinery (the Altona one). Even a small fire or issue was bad and would put the plant out of action or on reduced production for ages… This thing looks massive. Knowing how seriously these places take safety and do everything they can to avoid accidents, I’ve got no idea how a normal mistake or accident could result in something on this scale.
nahmknot on
I can see the fire from point Ormond in Elwood across the bayā¦. I drove out to see if I could see it
halogenhalogen on
Wow I wonder who possibly could have done this
Ā /s
Aviation1012 on
Wtf
Oz-jim1 on
Very convenient that refineries are catching fire even in non middle east countries too…
jm_leviathan on
I like how the Daily Mail has this story and not the ABC, The Age, The Guardian, or even News.com.au…
nufan86 on
Something does seem a bit off with the timing.
UpsidedownEngineer on
Wellp
Thatās it.
Only a global depression will bring fuel prices back down now
Kingofkings5510 on
Hey Iām just down the road from itās so bad rn itās shaking the house windows I watched it go up and explode like 3 times
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well, there goes any fuel price relief
Not yet under control, no indication yet of what, if any, damage is occurring.
First responders and on-site fire teams train for this often, fingers crossed for them
edit: video shows the big oil refinery towers surrounded by flames.
Just what we needed š®āšØ
I guess we’re down to one refinery now.
Looks expensive.
Did a B2 miss a turn?
Where was Angus?
Hey guys, is this a good time for this?
I canāt decide if the timing for this is remarkable or unfortunate. Leaning towards somewhere in the middle.
Leaning towards this being intentionalā¦.
I thought only EVs catch on fire like this
Nothing in the news yet
With both Iran and US blockading the Persian Gulf, it was only a matter of time before things escalated to Geelong.
Anyone get a look at whether it was a Shaheed drone or a Tomahawk cruise missile?
“VICTORIA
GEELONG
REFINERY FIRE
============
There is currently an emergency situation happening down in Corio with what appears to be a fuel refinery on fire at the Viva Energy plant – on refinery rd, Corio. At 11:51pm there are currently 9 vehicles on site.”
I’m gonna go throw fuel onto the speculation train. If I recall correctly, this refinery was shut down quite a while ago, and only operated for natural gas, the fuel refinery part was turned off.
A few weeks ago I think work to reactivate the fuel refinery part, was kicked off. It’s very possible that the old gal wasn’t maintained well enough while it was turned off… and turning it back on was problematic..
Or maybe it was intentional as others are suggesting.
How could Daniel Andrews do this?
Don’t think that’s supposed to be on fire mate
as the kids like to say ‘chat are we cooked’?
Good timing! Coincidence or just a massive fuck up. Either way, great we have redundancy. Oh wait…
Far out I can’t get over how we can now get news before the main media channels do.Ā
might be a silly question, is it too soon to ask if we need to do anything just incase of a emergency. sound like a woos. but idk just want to calm the anxiety down
Any drones hanging around beforehand
Scummo donāt hold no hoses mate
Yep we all automatically see and feel it.
Suspicious as.
Oh, fark me.
Is anyone else in the area having headaches? Might be overthinking but the stuff in the airās probably no good for anyone. Keep your doors and windows closed people in the area! Stay safe.
“It supplies over 50% of Victoria’s fuel and 10% of Australia’s fuel, processing $\sim$120,000 barrels per day into petrol, diesel, jet fuel, and bitumen”
From google AI.
That’s probably not a good thing right about now..
This looks massive.
My dad worked his whole life as a safety engineer at a much bigger refinery (the Altona one). Even a small fire or issue was bad and would put the plant out of action or on reduced production for ages… This thing looks massive. Knowing how seriously these places take safety and do everything they can to avoid accidents, I’ve got no idea how a normal mistake or accident could result in something on this scale.
I can see the fire from point Ormond in Elwood across the bayā¦. I drove out to see if I could see it
Wow I wonder who possibly could have done this
Ā /s
Wtf
Very convenient that refineries are catching fire even in non middle east countries too…
I like how the Daily Mail has this story and not the ABC, The Age, The Guardian, or even News.com.au…
Something does seem a bit off with the timing.
Wellp
Thatās it.
Only a global depression will bring fuel prices back down now
Hey Iām just down the road from itās so bad rn itās shaking the house windows I watched it go up and explode like 3 times