India Haldia Petchem shuts naphtha cracker after fire
SINGAPORE, July 3 (Reuters) - India's Haldia Petrochemicals had shut its 520,000 tonnes per year (tpy) naphtha cracker, following a small fire just after midnight, industry sources said on Friday.
The company is still investigating the cause of the fire, and it was not immediately clear when the unit could restart, one trader said.
The company could not immediately comment on the matter.
"The company can't ascertain how long the shutdown would be, as they are still assessing the situation. The fire happened sometime around midnight. But the fire is under control," the trader added.
This is the second incident at the site, as Haldia had experienced a deadly accident in late May, after it shut the unit down for maintenance, which started on May 8. (Reporting by Seng Li Peng; Editing by Ramthan Hussain)
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