An oil refinery caught fire in Kuban due to a drone strike

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11:15, 04.05.2023

A total of 48 rescuers and 16 vehicles were involved in extinguishing the fire.



This was reported by the Russian media and local authorities.

According to propaganda media reports, a tanker at the Ilya oil refinery caught fire. Preliminarily, the cause of the fire is said to be a drone strike.

Governor of Russia's Krasnodar Krai Veniamin Kondratyev commented on the situation:

A second turbulent night for our emergency services. A fire of oil product tanks at the Ilesky refinery in the Seversky district has been confirmed.

According to Kondratyev, 48 rescuers and 16 units of equipment were involved in extinguishing the fire.

The area of the fire was 400 sq.m.

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