00:00Libya's National Oil Corporation said on Tuesday evening that all the fires sparked by drone attacks on the country's second
00:07largest oil refinery had been contained.
00:09On Monday night, a large gasoline reservoir west of the capital caught fire and collapsed after it was struck by
00:15a drone while another drone fell near a second tank without causing casualties.
00:20The reservoir is located at the second largest oil refinery in Libya with a refining capacity of 120,000 barrels
00:28per day.
00:30Authorities condemned similar attacks in past days in Zawiya, including two drone attacks on a nafta reservoir and water desalination
00:39plant over the weekend.
00:40Libya's emergency services agency said on Facebook that there had been no serious casualties and that most of the cases
00:47they were treating were of smoke inhalation.
00:50They further declared a state of emergency and called for an investigation.
00:53Libya has the most abundant oil reserves in Africa but has been divided ever since it was plunged into war
01:00during the ouster in 2011 of former leader Muammar Gaddafi.
01:04The two governments are currently vying for power.
01:06The UN-recognized administration Tripoli led by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Baiba and a rival in the east, backed by
01:13military commander Khalifa Haftar.
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