The Fire Department in Rio de Janeiro reported that the fire hitting a section of the Manguinhos Refinery, in northern Rio, has been brought under control.
Agents are still in the place working on what is left of the flames.
A large-scale fire hit a section of the Manguinhos Refinery, in northern Rio de Janeiro. As a result, the traffic was blocked on one of the lanes of major thoroughfare Avenida Brasil.