A fire at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant in Tatarstan. What is known by this hour

A fire broke out at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant in Tatarstan, and there are victims. Emergency services are working on the spot, there is no threat to the population. All the details are in the Izvestia article.

Circumstances of the incident

A fire occurred on the territory of PJSC Nizhnekamskneftekhim in Nizhnekamsk, caused, according to preliminary data, by an equipment malfunction. Significant forces of emergency services were involved in extinguishing the fire, including more than 60 personnel of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations and 19 units of specialized equipment. Specialists are building up forces to eliminate the outbreak as soon as possible.

The company's employees, who are not involved in extinguishing the fire, were promptly evacuated to a safe distance. The main efforts of firefighters are aimed at localizing the fire in order to prevent the flame from spreading to neighboring technological installations. Radmir Belyaev, the mayor of the city, said that windows had been blown out in some nearby houses.

According to the Telegram channel of the SIBUR company's press service in Nizhnekamsk, one person was killed and 50 more people were injured in the incident at the chemical plant. They receive the necessary medical care.

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Safety of residents

The regional authorities and the city administration emphasize the absence of risks to the public and the environment. Accredited laboratories and specialists of the Government of Tatarstan are continuously monitoring the state of atmospheric air in the area of the accident. At the moment, the environmental situation remains within the normal range, and no excess concentrations of harmful substances have been detected.

The Nizhnekamsk City Prosecutor's Office has begun checking the compliance with industrial safety requirements at the facility. Ilnur Gayanov, the city prosecutor, went to the scene of the emergency.

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