Explosion at Russian oil refinery, 1 killed
December 7th, 2009 - 1:25 am ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Irkutsk, Dec 6 (RIA Novosti) An explosion hit Russia’s Angarsk Oil Refinery owned by state oil company Rosneft in eastern Siberia Sunday, killing one person, authorities said.
The roof measuring 120 sq metres collapsed at the plant.
There is reportedly no threat of any more explosions or harmful emissions.
The company is one of Russia’s largest refineries processing west Siberian oil coming via Transneft pipelines.
The refinery’s output includes over 200 products, including gasoline, diesel and other fuels, bitumen and oils, that are sold in the domestic market and are exported to 14 countries as well, authorities said.
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