BANGKOK, June 9 (Reuters) - A fire has damaged a diesel-making unit at the 215,000 barrels-per-day Rayong plant operated by Thai refiner IRPC, the company's chief executive told Reuters on Monday.
The fire has been brought under control, said IRPC chief executive Sukrit Surabotsopon in a telephone interview.
"The fire broke out at the preparation area to supply feedstock to a diesel cracking unit," he said. "We don't know how much damage there has been. We are assessing it."
(Reporting by Pisit Changplayngam and Khettiya Jittapong; Writing by Simon Webb)
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Keywords: THAILAND REFINERY/FIREFIGHTERS
