On the night of January 25, an oil refinery in Tuapse caught fire. Before that, the locals heard the sounds of flying drones. A big fire broke out.
A refinery was on fire in Tuapse
On the night of January 25, a fire broke out at the Rosneft oil refinery in Tuapse, in the Krasnodar region of the Russian Federation.
Russian Telegram channels wrote about it.
According to the emergency dispatcher service of the Tuapse district, there was a fire on the territory of the oil depot located in the city of Tuapse.
According to preliminary information, there are no victims or victims. Operational and special services are working on the spot to find out all the circumstances of the event.
Later, the head of the Tuapsin district, Sergei Boyko, reported on the localisation of the outbreak.
Local residents report the flight of several UAVs. They were seen before and after the fire at the oil depot.
38 employees were evacuated from the territory of the enterprise
Officially, the authorities have not named the cause of the fire at the refinery. Russian Telegram channels write that at midnight on January 25, one drone attacked the territory of the "RN-Marine Terminal Tuapse". After that, the fire started.
An oil refinery was damaged, with about 100 tons of gasoline and 200 tons of fuel oil at the time of the attack. 38 employees were evacuated from the territory of the enterprise. There are no casualties.
There was a fire in Tuapse
The fire, which occurred on the night of February 28, 2023, on the territory of the oil depot in Tuapse, has been extinguished, there was no spillage of oil products, and there were no casualties, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of Russia in the Krasnodar Territory informed journalists.
The city administration said that the fire area was 200 square meters.
The oil tanks were not touched. There is no spillage of petroleum products. There are no casualties. 32 people and 11 pieces of equipment were used to extinguish the fire. There is no cause for concern, they said.
The cause of the fire is not known.
