(Equinor corrects earlier statement, says plant had not been
closed down)
OSLO, March 3 (Reuters) - Norway's Hammerfest LNG plant
was hit by a gas leak on Friday but production was unaffected, a
spokesperson for operator Equinor told Reuters.
The gas leak was first detected at around 1730 GMT,
triggering a partial evacuation. All staff have since been
accounted for, the spokesperson said.
(Reporting by Terje Solsvik; Editing by Mark Porter and Diane
Craft)
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