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Fire disrupts Vale Fertilizantes plant in Brazil

22nd September 2017

By: Reuters

  

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BRASILIA – A fire disrupted operations at a Vale Fertilizantes plant in Brazil's southeastern state of Minas Gerais on Thursday, the company said.

The fire occurred at a water cooling tower for a plant producing sulphuric acid in its Uberaba facility around noon and was under control within an hour, a spokesperson said in an emailled statement.

No employees were hurt and the cause of the fire is under investigation, she said.

Photos and video seen by Reuters showed billowing black smoke and fire covering a large section of the structure.

Brazilian regulators approved Mosaic's purchase of Vale Fertilizantes in August in a deal that makes miner Vale the largest shareholder in the US-based firm.

Edited by Creamer Media Reporter

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