Refinery
Feyzin refinery — reformer unit fire
26 August 2024
Feyzin, France
What happened
A hydrocarbon leak and fire occurred in the reformer unit at TotalEnergies' Feyzin refinery following maintenance work on a filter. Personnel were evacuated, the unit was depressurised and shut down, and the fire was extinguished on site. The refinery's reformer remained offline afterward, affecting bitumen supply.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Refinery
- Latitude
- 45.6700°
- Longitude
- 4.8500°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.
