据当地媒体报道，周二下午，委内瑞拉法尔孔州的卡多恩炼油厂发生大规模火灾，令周边居民惊慌不已，随后当局成功控制了火势。
A large fire broke out Tuesday afternoon at the Cardon refinery in Venezuela’s Falcon state, alarming residents in communities near the facility before authorities brought the blaze under control, according to local media.
火灾于下午3点25分左右（格林尼治时间19点25分）在该炼油厂的润滑油生产区发生，该炼油厂隶属于帕拉瓜纳炼油综合体。
The fire was reported around 3.25 pm (1925GMT) in the lubricants area of the refinery, which is part of the Paraguana Refining Complex (CRP).
居住在炼油厂附近的居民称，看到工厂的火炬塔区域冒出熊熊烈焰。
Residents living near the refinery reported seeing intense flames in the area of the facility’s flare stack.
当地媒体报道称，委内瑞拉国有石油公司PDVSA的工业消防人员以及国家风险管理系统的官员迅速赶赴现场，并启动了紧急安全预案。目前尚无人员伤亡的相关报告。至于起火原因，当局尚未公布。
Industrial firefighters from Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA and officials from Venezuela’s National Risk Management System were deployed and activated emergency safety protocols, said local media. There were no immediate reports of injuries. Authorities have not yet disclosed what caused the fire.