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

Kyiv  •  UNN

August 26 2024, 10:18 AM  •  10615 views

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.

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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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