The fire began at 5:05 a.m. Moscow time and spread to over 3,000 square meters by 9:00 p.m. A team of 88 firefighters from the Emergencies Ministry used 20 special vehicles to extinguish the fire.
The fire began at Tank #7 of the Kanda station with a capacity of 20,000 cubic meters of crude. It subsequently spread to Tanks ##5 and 8, and then to two more reservoirs.
As of 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, the firefighters were still trying to put out the fire at one of the tanks, while three other tanks had burned out.
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In the morning of August 24, the firefighters extinguished a fire at the tank that was still intact, but a small fire was still licking at one of the other tanks.
A criminal case has been initiated under Article 217 of the Russian Criminal Code that stipulates punishment for violating safety rules at facilities where there is a danger of explosion resulting in the deaths of two or more persons, the Investigation Committee of the Prosecutor General’s Office said on August 24.
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