Amuay Explosion: The world's worst in 25 years

Saturday's blast at the Amuay refinery which has left 39 dead (last official part), is the most serious in the world of the past 25 years. Below, some of the similar events in recent years: - 14 September 1997, India. At least 30 people died in a huge fire at an oil refinery in the state-owned Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) in Visakhapatnam (south). The fire blew various deposits, forcing authorities to evacuate 150,000 people from five villages. - June 25, 2000, Kuwait. Four workers died and 50 people were injured in an explosion caused by a gas leak in Kuwait main refinery, south of the capital. - August 14, 2003, Spain. Seven workers who worked in the company subcontracted died in Puertollano (center) after an explosion in a refinery of Repsol. - October 30, 2004, China.Seven workers died in an explosion while repairing a conduit containing hydrogen sulfide in an oil refinery in Daqing (northeast). - March 23, 2005, United States. Fifteen dead and over 70 injured in a blast that hit several buildings, causing a fire in the largest U.S. refinery British oil group BP in Texas (south). - March 21, 2006, Venezuela. Two workers died in a fire while performing maintenance on the Amuay refinery, operated by national oil company PDVSA, located 400 km northwest of Caracas. - April 3, 2010, United States. Five employees, three men and two women, of an oil refinery company Tesoro Anacortes (northwest), near the border with Canada, died in a fire during an operation of "routine maintenance." - 7 September 2010, Mexico. Two killed in an explosion caused by a leak at a refinery facility company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) in Cadereyta, near Monterrey (northeast). - June 2, 2011, Great Britain. Four workers died in a fire after the explosion at an oil refinery owned by U.S. group Chevron in Wales. According to police, a storage tank exploded during maintenance work at the refinery, one of the largest in Europe, with 1,400 employees. - July 30, 2011, Mexico. At least two workers were killed by an explosion after the start of a treatment unit at a refinery owned by the national company Pemex Tula, north of Mexico. - August 25, 2012, Venezuela. At least 39 people were killed and over 80 were injured in an explosion Amuay refinery, operated by PDVSA.