The Mongstad refinery evacuated after be blamed on hydrogen leakage – NRK

the Clock 13.15, it was reported a be blamed on hydrogen leakage at Statoil’s refinery at Mongstad outside Bergen.

” They have had a undesirable incident, said Stig Tetler, vaktkommandør at 110 centre, the Norwegian broadcasting corporation NRK.

at 14 confirmed Statoil’s media relations Elin Isaksen the leak, and stated that the employees were evacuated.

There has been a gas leak, and in accordance with the instruction of Tcm was evakueringsalarmen implemented. Then we take all personnel at the facility, such that only personnel who have beredskapsoppgaver again there. We do this to ensure that we do not have personnel there who should not be there if we get a situation that may escalate, said pressevakt Morten Equity in Statoil at 14.30.

600 employees evacuated

Ek says that 600 employees were evacuated. No one should have come to harm.

the Leak occurred at the bensinanlegget at Mongstad. It was quickly stopped, and the plant was trykkavlastet. It means that the gas that was in the systems “fakles” out, which makes the flame and the smoke from the plant is larger and more visible than usual.

We work with you to get an overview of what has triggered the leak, ” says Ek.

Evacuation ceased

Statoil gave 110-dispatcher know that they even took care of the leak, and the fire department was not out. The police sent patrols to the location to assist with the evacuation.

– There should not be any danger, stay on the site now, said operasjonsleder Inherit Samsonsen to the NRK clock 14.15.

Just before the clock 15 informs the Ek in Statoil that the “danger over”signal at the plant went at 14.30, and the evacuation then ceased. Bensinanlegget is, however, still closed.