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Two people dead, two injured in Saudi refinery incident

RIYADH, Oct 15 (KUNA) -- Two contract workers were killed and another two were injured in an incident which occurred during maintenance work at an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia on Sunday.
"SASREF immediately activated response teams to identify the source of the incident and responded to the situation," read a statement by the refinery.
"The safety of our people and operations is a top priority," added the refinery, located in the Eastern Region's city of Jubail.
An emergency plan has been adopted to uncover the causes of the incident and assess necessary safety measures in order to prevent its recurrence. (end) mdm.sd