11.   Crude oil and products futures ended lower at the New York Mercantile Exchange Tuesday after an early rally sparked by a refinery fire sputtered.

12.   In recent years, refinery fires and plant closures have created shortages that left the state with much higher gas prices than the rest of the country.

13.   It was the worst refinery fire in two decades.

14.   No figures were available on the losses incurred from the Tupras refinery fire at Izmit.

15.   Russia blamed the refinery fire on Chechen mines, not the Russian airstrikes pounding Grozny.

16.   Russian spokesmen, who have repeatedly denied bombing attacks that were witnessed by journalists and others, blamed the refinery fire on Chechen mines.

17.   Russia blamed the refinery fire on Chechen mines, not the virtually nonstop Russian airstrikes pounding Grozny.

18.   Sunday, for instance, the government had said Russian troops were in control of the entire city and had put out the refinery fire.

19.   The press service blamed the refinery fire on Chechen mines, not the non-stop Russian airstrikes against Grozny.

20.   With most of Victoria state without natural gas due to a refinery fire and explosion Friday, restaurants are turning to bottled LP gas to fuel their stoves.