A fire at Exxon Mobil's (XOM.N), opens new tab Port Jerome-Gravenchon refinery in northern France, which broke out earlier on Monday, has been brought under control, local authorities said, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

The Seine-Maritime prefecture said in a statement that the fire had started at a gasoline distillation unit around 3:30 p.m. (1430 GMT) and had generated thick plumes of smoke.

It added that it had not been necessary to send external fire brigade services to the site, as the company's own firefighters had brought the blaze under control.