A fire at BP PLC's (BP.LN) Lingen refinery Tuesday left one person seriously injured with severe burns, the company and local police said Wednesday.

BP said the fire, which occurred in the crude distillation unit of the refinery, was brought under control 20 minutes after it broke out. It was extinguished shortly afterwards, a BP spokesman said.

According to a local police spokesman, another person suffered minor injuries.

BP said parts of the refinery linked to the affected facility have been shut down. However, the refinery has a second oil distillation facility and that is still up and running, the company said. BP said it was unable to give an indication of how much output had been lost as a result of the incident.

The refinery has a capacity of 93,000 barrels a day, according to BP. It produces aviation fuels, gasolines, middle distillates, and fuel oil as well as other products.

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