# Drone strike sparks massive fire at oil refinery in Zawiya, Libya

https://mins.news/en/video/19511

- The Associated Press, 2026-08-11 20:46 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=km2tCXY7WyM

> Firefighters in Zawiya, a key oil town in western Libya, worked Tuesday to bring a major blaze under control at an oil facility. The fire began a day earlier after a drone strike hit and ignited a gasoline-storage tank. Crews continued battling the flames as efforts focused on containing the burning site. The incident affected a facility in one of Libya’s important western oil centers.

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