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Two Dead After Fire at Refinery in Russia’s Angarsk

Russia Tass Oil Siberia

FILE: A general view shows the Taneco refinery complex, which is part of Russia's oil producer Tatneft group of companies, in Nizhnekamsk, in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, July 26, 2017. REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin/File Photo

Two people died and two others were injured after a massive fire and explosion at an oil refinery in Russia’s Angarsk in southeastern Siberia, the local governor Igor Kobzev said on Thursday.

Kobzev said the fire, initially covering an area of 2,500 square meters belonging to Angarsk Petrochemical Company, was “localized”.

According to TASS news agency, the refinery continues to produce motor fuel at full capacity.

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