Oil refinery catches fire in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Firefighters are working to extinguish a large fire at an oil refinery in Kstovo, in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.

Source: RIA Novosti, a pro-government Russian news outlet, referring to the prosecutor’s office

Quote: "Early reports suggest that a fire broke out at an oil refinery at 9 Tsentralnoe Shosse [Central Highway - ed.] in the Kstovo district today, on 7 February. The details of the incident are being investigated."

Details: Reports suggest that a gasoline storage unit might have caught fire.

The Nizhny Novgorod Oblast Prosecutor’s Office has opened an investigation into the causes of the fire at the industrial facility. Representatives of the Kstovo city Prosecutor’s Office are on their way to the scene.

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