Venezuela refinery fire not contained, 3rd tank explodes

AP: 

An intense fire at a Venezuelan refinery spread to a third fuel tank on Monday nearly three days after an explosion killed at least 41 people and injured more than 150.

Oil Minister Rafael Ramirez said a third tank ignited at the Amuay refinery, which has been in flames since Saturday's blast.

Government officials had previously said they had the blaze contained, and the spread to another tank was an apparent setback to their plans to quickly restart the refinery. While a thick column of smoke blew in the wind, Ramirez told reporters the fire was still contained.

"There is no risk of a bigger event," Ramirez said, without specifying how much longer it might burn.

Officials have said a gas leak led to the blast, but investigators have yet to determine the precise causes. Prosecutor General Luisa Ortega said at a news conference that 151 people were injured, 33 of whom remain in hospitals.

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This strikes me as a pretty major event.  The government had said they would restart the refinery two days after the explosion but they do not look like they are in a position to do so with the fire still spreading.   I suspect they lack the expertise and the equipment to make it operational very quickly.  They lost that when Chavez nationalized the business several years ago.  Since then the production has been decreasing even though Venezuela supposedly has the world's largest reserves.  Recently the countries has had to import gasoline from the US.