Venezuela Puts Out Refinery Blaze

STORY: VENEZUELA PUTS OUT REFINERY BLAZE DATELINE: August 29, 2012 LENGTH: 0:00:49 LOCATION: CARACAS CATEGORY: SOCIETY PIC Venezuelan officials say firefighters have extinguished a fire raging at one of its crude oil refineries for more than three days. The worst industrial disaster in the country's history killed nearly 50 people, wounded dozens and flattened hundreds of homes. *** Venezuela's biggest oil refinery remained shut down on Tuesday, though the fire had been put out by firefighters. Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez said workers were now trying to cool down the tanks. He said the Amuay facility should restart operations within two days. A gas leak led to the explosion on Saturday, which ignited two storage tanks, and then spread to a third. It was the deadliest disaster ever at a Venezuelan refinery and...