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Oil Reservoirs Catch Fire at Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar Region - Governor

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A fire that broke out on oil reservoirs at the Ilsky Oil Refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region overnight has been extinguished, officials have revealed.
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Veniamin Kondratyev, the governor of the Krasnodar region, said earlier Thursday on Telegram that a fire had broken out on oil tanks.
The Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations noted first responders had been responding to the scene, the governor said, adding that, according to preliminary information, there were no casualties, and local residents were not in danger.
According to the governor, some 167 firefighters and 37 fire engines were battling the blaze until it was completely extinguished.
An oil tank was caught on fire early Wednesday at an oil refinery in the village of Volna in the Krasnodar region. According to the Russian Investigative Committee, the blaze was caused by a drone that fell.
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