Photos of accidents at South African refineries after maintenance in 2020
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At around 4:00 a.m. on July 2, 2020, local time (around 10:00 a.m. on July 2, Beijing time), an fire and explosion occurred at the Milnerton Refinery of Astron Energy in the Milnerton area of Cape Town, South Africa, during its restart after maintenance work; as of now, 2 people have died and 7 have been injured.
Looking at the picture, it seems like the accident was very serious
It is said to have been a flash explosion in the heating furnace, which is also a relatively rare type of accident.
In fact, there are also quite a number of accidents that occur when heating furnaces are put into operation