Preliminary report on explosion at petroleum company in Trinidad expected today

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Preliminary report on explosion at petroleum company in Trinidad expected today

(CMC): A preliminary report on an explosion at the National Petroleum Marketing (NP) company’s tank farm in Trinidad and Tobago's capital, Port of Spain, is to be provided today. There were no fatalities in the incident, which...

Source: Jamaica Gleaner

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