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Second fire in two days at Russian oil refinery near Ukraine

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By AFP

May 5, 2023 5:46 am

A fire broke out at an oil refinery in southern Russia on Friday, a day after authorities confirmed a drone attack, Russian state-run news agencies reported.

Agencies gave conflicting reports about the cause of Friday’s blaze at the oil refinery’s reservoir in the southern Krasnodar region’s Ilsky settlement.

“The fire was contained even before the arrival of emergency services… It reached 60 square metres (645 square feet),” the local emergency services were cited as saying by Interfax.

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