An explosion occurred and a fire broke out at one of Russia’s largest oil refineries

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An explosion and fire broke out at the Gazprom Neft Omsk oil refinery in Russia.

Source: Russian”Interfax“regarding the press service of the plant

Details: The plant itself said the fire was “under control.”

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“The fire center’s automatic safety system detected in technology equipment The automatic fire extinguishing equipment and the fire service extinguished the fire quickly,” the plant said, saying that it works normally.

At the same time, photos and videos of the fire at the refinery are being published online. Some Telegram channels reported that the fire was preceded by a powerful explosion.

Gazprom Neft Omsk Refinery supplies petroleum products to the Russian domestic market; they also go to Kazakhstan. The production capacity is 21.6 million tons of oil per year and 1.2 million tons of stable gas condensate. The enterprise’s processing depth reaches 100%, the yield of light petroleum products exceeds 80%. This is one of the largest refineries in Russia.