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Largest oil refinery in Siberia on fire

Largest oil refinery in Siberia on fire


A fire broke out on the territory of the Angarsk petrochemical plant in the Irkutsk Oblast, Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations reported.

Source: RIA Novosti, Kremlin-aligned edition

Details: Reports about the fire came up at 9:00 local time, it was extinguished until 13:17, with more than 100 people and 25 pieces of equipment involved.

Early reports claimed no casualties.



The causes of the fire are not disclosed; the local government created a special commission and will find out why the plant caught fire.

Help: Angarsk petrochemical plant, which is a part of Rosneft [Russian energy company – ed.], is the largest enterprise in Siberia’s east that produces petroleum products and petrochemicals. Its production capacity is 10.2 million tonnes of oil per year.

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