Overview
- A blaze broke out around 10:15 a.m. on Nov. 5 in the Vacuum Distillation Unit (UDV3) and was quickly controlled by the refinery’s firefighting team.
- Osinergmin deployed supervisors to the site to verify safety compliance and said it could impose sanctions if violations are found.
- Petroperú reported no significant material damage and said contingency protocols ensured continuity of operations at the Talara complex.
- One operator suffered minor injuries during the response, received immediate care, was transferred to a local clinic, and is out of danger.
- Local reports described an evacuation of dozens of workers and cited complaints about alert and communication procedures, which remain unverified as causes are investigated.