A fire broke out at Tupras' Izmit refinery in northwest Turkey on Sunday night during maintenance work, leaving one worker dead and four injured, the company said in a statement.

It said the fire, which broke out at 10:40 pm (1940 GMT), occurred in the crude oil unit and was extinguished by the refinery's technical security teams at 11:45 pm. The injured were taken to hospital and were not seriously hurt. - Reuters