Fire, smoke seen near Aramco facility in Riyadh, witness says

A fire erupted at an Aramco oil facility in Riyadh, releasing thick black smoke that filled the sky, according to an eyewitness speaking anonymously for their safety. The origin of the fire at the Aramco refinery remains unknown. Authorities responded by increasing security in the vicinity and blocking roads leading to the facility, as reported by the witness.

Unverified video footage captured ongoing fires inside the Saudi ARAMCO refinery located in Riyadh Province, Saudi Arabia. The NASA FIRMS satellite imagery showed unusual VIIRS thermal anomalies with heightened intensity around the refinery. The Saudi state-owned Aramco oil company and the government-run Center for International Communication, which manages foreign media presence in Saudi Arabia, have not yet provided a response to inquiries for comment.

Saudi oil sites have recently faced missile and drone assaults from Yemen's Houthi rebels and Iranian-backed militias in Iraq, leading to a significant escalation in tensions between Saudi Arabia and the Iran-backed Houthi forces, which has reignited the civil war in Yemen (excludes the headline, the rest of the article is auto-generated from an agency feed).