Fire at Russia’s Amur Gas Chemical Complex kills seven; nine Chinese nationals still missing
Seven people have died in a fire at the construction site of the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), which is being prepared for launch, the plant’s press service reported in updated figures: six Chinese nationals and a Russian woman. Nine more Chinese nationals, employees of a contractor, are listed as missing.
A fire at the construction site of Russia's Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC) has resulted in the deaths of seven individuals, with six of them being Chinese nationals and one a Russian woman. Nine more Chinese workers are reported missing. The incident, which has left 152 people injured, including 36 requiring hospitalization for varying degrees of severity, began on August 25 and took nearly a day to be extinguished.
The blaze originated in an auxiliary process area of the pyrolysis unit, with the complex's main machinery remaining unscathed, according to the plant's press service, citing initial reports. AGCC is among the world's largest polyethylene and polypropylene plants under construction, with a launch date originally planned for the third quarter of 2026.
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