A significant fire broke out on Monday evening at the Danube refinery in Százhalombatta, Hungary, prompting an intense mobilization of firefighters who worked all night to extinguish the flames. Authorities and the energy company MOL confirmed that no casualties were reported and that the fire was under control. MOL assured that emergency protocols were followed, and unaffected units were gradually brought back into operation. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán stated that the country's fuel supply is guaranteed, emphasizing that the circumstances of the fire are being investigated. The Százhalombatta refinery, the only one of its kind in Hungary, primarily refines oil from Russia, despite the embargo imposed by the European Union. Authorities are monitoring the air quality in the area, without detecting dangerous values for health.
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