Industrial fire kills 3, including 2 Chinese citizens, in Russia’s far east
Three people, including two Chinese citizens, died in a fire on Tuesday at a petrochemical site in Russia’s far eastern Amur region, the company announced. More than 100 others were wounded as a result of the blaze at the remote Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a joint venture between Russia’s Sibur and the China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec). “The deaths of three people … two citizens of…
A fire at a petrochemical site in Russia's far eastern Amur region resulted in three deaths on Tuesday, including two Chinese citizens, according to the company that operates the facility. The Amur Gas Chemical Complex, a joint venture between Russia's Sibur and China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), was the scene of the blaze.
Over 100 people were injured, with 24 taken to the hospital with injuries ranging from serious to less severe, while 122 sustained minor injuries and did not require hospitalization. Emergency services are working to extinguish the main fire and conduct controlled burning of residual industrial gas. The company reassured that the main installations of the complex were not damaged, as the fire originated in an auxiliary technical area.
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