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(2004-07-02 14:27)
Yara - Fire at Swedish fertilizer warehouseOslo (2004-07-02): Friday morning at 06.30 a warehouse at Yara's facilities in Köping, Sweden caught fire. No people have been reported injured. The warehouse, that contained 3.300 tonnes of NPK fertilizer, has severe damages. The fire where reported to be under control by noon on Friday. "It is too early to speculate on what caused the fire, but an investigation committee has been established to look into its cause," says head of Communications at Yara, Arne Cartridge, who underlines that the focus initially is on health and environment, and to limit the damages as far as possible.
The fire will only have marginal consequences on deliveries to the Swedish market.
Contact
Alvin Rosvoll, Business
Unit Manager, Nordic Telephone (+47) 24 15 75 30 Cellular (+47) 90 56 57 01 E-mail alvin.rosvoll@yara.com Arne Cartridge, Media Relations Telephone (+47) 24 15 73 01 Cellular (+47) 47 900 900 E-mail arne.cartridge@yara.com
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