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Argentine oil workers strike after refinery explosion kills three

Workers of the New American Oil (NAO) refinery embrace each other as smoke rises from the refinery after an explosion killed several workers, in Plaza Huincul, Neuquen province, Argentina, September 22, 2022. REUTERS/Fernando Ranni

BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's largest oil union said it launched an indefinite strike on Thursday after an explosion at a refinery in the western province of Neuquen killed three.

The Neuquen government said a fire broke out at dawn in a storage tank at the New American Oil (NAO) refinery in the town of Plaza Huincul, in the center of the province. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

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