MOSCOW (Reuters) -A fire at Russia's Novoshakhtinsk refinery was burning for the fourth day on Sunday after a Ukrainian drone strike, the acting governor of the region said. A fire was reported at in
Fire at Novoshakhtinsk Refinery Continues to Rage After Drone Strike
Impact of the Fire on the Refinery
MOSCOW (Reuters) -A fire at Russia's Novoshakhtinsk refinery was burning for the fourth day on Sunday after a Ukrainian drone strike, the acting governor of the region said.
Details of the Drone Attack
A fire was reported at in Novoshakhtinsk on Thursday. The refinery there sells fuel mainly for export, and has annual capacity of 5 million metric tons of oil, or around 100,000 barrels per day.
Emergency Response Efforts
Yury Slyusar, the acting governor of the Rostov region, said he had a meeting in Novoshakhtinsk.
Personnel and Equipment Involved
"The fire area at the Novoshakhtinsk oil products plant has now been reduced," he said on Telegram. "Since August 21, firefighters have been fighting a fire at the oil products plant... that was damaged as a result of an enemy attack."
He said 412 people and 150 different pieces of equipment were being used in the emergency response, including fire fighting trains.
(Reporting by Reuters; editing by Guy Faulconbridge)
