A massive explosion occurs at an oil refinery in Omsk: two people are injured

A massive explosion occurs at an oil refinery in Omsk: two people are injured

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An explosion occurs at the Gazpromneft-Omsk refinery in Omsk, followed by a fire. Two employees were burned.

An explosion has occurred at the Gazpromneft-Omsk refinery in Omsk. Currently, the AVT-11 unit, designed to separate oil into fractions and further process them, is on fire. This is reported by Russian media, UNN writes.

A massive explosion occurred at the Gazpromneft-Omsk refinery in Omsk, followed by a fire on the company's premises,

- the statement said.

Details

It is noted that this is one of the largest refineries in Russia. According to Russian media, two employees of the company were injured in the explosion and suffered burns.

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