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LEAD: Explosion at Chiba Cosmo Oil Co. refinery, no casualties seen+(Japan Economic Newswire Via Thomson Dialog NewsEdge)CHIBA, Japan, April 16_(Kyodo) _ (EDS: UPDATING) An explosion occurred at the Chiba refinery of Cosmo Oil Co. refinery in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, Sunday morning. The Ichihara fire department said there was no report of casualties from the blast, which occurred at around 5:30 a.m. Black smoke was seen billowing from the refinery, located on the shores of the Goi industrial district in Ichihara, and gas leak was detected in the vicinity. Chemical fire engines were working at the site of explosion and workers were evacuated. According to Cosmo Oil officials, the explosion occurred at a facility to remove sulfur from heavy oil. No poisonous gas was detected, company officials. |