To the fire at the refinery in Omsk took place on Thursday afternoon. Footage has appeared on social media showing clouds of black smoke over the city.
Russia. Omsk refinery fire
Information about the incident was also provided by Anton Herashchenko, former deputy minister of internal affairs Ukrainy“According to local media part of the oil refining plant is on fire and the fire area has reached 300 square metersh” – he wrote on the X website.
As he emphasized, the Omsk refinery belongs to the biggest in Russia. “It has the ability to process 22 million tons of oil per yearthe number of employees exceeds 3,500,” he added.
The Omsk refinery belongs to the concern Gazprom Besides.
According to Russian media, services arrived at the refinery. The fire was said to have spread to “auxiliary pumping station room” and no one was reportedly injured during the incident.
The 112 service reported that a fire occurred in block AWT-10. Local media indicate, citing a statement issued by the press service of the Omsk refinery, that Work on site is taking place “as normal”.
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