A fire that ripped through a storage tank at the main oil refinery in Yemen's Aden on Friday evening (January 11th) was probably started deliberately, AFP reported.
The fire, which also spread to a nearby pipeline, was likely "the result of an explosion (and) probably a deliberate act of sabotage", an official said.
He did not specify who may have been responsible.
The fire brigade worked to contain the blaze and stop it spreading to the neighbouring storage tanks containing oil and diesel donated by Saudi Arabia.
Another official said an investigation had been opened into the incident.
Early indications suggested "an explosion and an act of sabotage" were to blame, he said.
