Fire would have started soon after the explosion and there were no victims; Petrobras announced that the fire did not affect operations at the refinery

Two wagons with fuel caught fire in the surroundings of Replan, the Petrobras refinery in Paulínia (SP), late yesterday morning (29/3). According to the concessionaire Rumo Logística, which manages the railway lines, no one was injured. After the zeroing of federal taxes PIS and Cofins, the price of cooking gas reaches 120 reais

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The fire occurred in front of Replan on the Professor Zeferino Vaz Highway (SP-332). The wagons are heading from Paulínia to Campinas, while the Petrobras refinery is on the opposite side.

Rumo Logística said that the flames started during the transfer process at the Paulínia yard. “Teams from the concessionaire immediately called the Fire Department and the brigade responsible for the condominium to control the flames”.

There was an explosion and then a fire, according to witnesses. There were dozens of cars parked there. There were no casualties and the cause of the fire is still unknown.

By 13pm, the flames had subsided. The fire brigade from Petrobras, the Fire Department, fire brigades from the Civil Defense and the Municipal Guard worked at the site to control the flames. Cars next to the fire needed to be cooled to prevent the fire from spreading and further explosions occurring.

Fire did not affect operations at the Petrobras refinery

In a note, Petrobras communicated that the fire did not occur in the state-owned area and did not affect the operation at the refinery.

Replan's emergency brigade team was called in around 11:30 am to help fight the flames at the Paulínia Railway Loading Terminal.

“The emergency does not occur in an area under the responsibility of Petrobras. There are no impacts or risks to the safety of operations at the Paulínia Refinery (Replan)”, he emphasized.

Already the city hall informed that the Civil Defense verifies the possibility of risk for population.

The flames generated smoke that could be seen from neighboring cities, such as Artur Nogueira (SP). Drivers traveling along the Zeferino Vaz Highway also register the smoke screen.

In a note, the Environmental Company of the State of São Paulo (Cetesb) reported that technicians from the Paulínia environmental agency went to the site.