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Inspectors to pay a visit to Bratislava's refinery

The Slovak Environmental Inspectorate (SIA1/2P) says it will carry out an unscheduled inspection at the Slovnaft refinery in Bratislava in the near future.

On Thursday, many people living in Bratislava contacted the inspectorate because of the plumes of black smoke they saw rising from the refinery. The inspectorate said that it had been informed about an emergency situation at the refinery, the TASR newswire wrote.

According to Slovnaft, the limits on aerial pollutants were not exceeded as a result of the situation. The company said it had to shut down several production units at the refinery on Thursday due to a power outage, which is why local people could see more intense burning of gases and hear increased noise.

However, electricity distribution firm Zapadoslovenska Distribucna, which supplies electricity to the site, said that it had not recorded any power outages affecting the refinery.

People may continue to see burning of gases and hear noise coming from the refinery. This is related to the gradual ramping-up of production units, which can take several days, TASR noted.

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