OMSK, August 26. /TASS/. Technological equipment at the Omsk Refinery has caught fire, and emergency services are working to put the blaze out, the plant's officials told TASS.

According to the latest figures, seven people were hospitalized.

TASS has gathered the key facts about the incident.

 

Circumstances

- Technological equipment caught fire at the Omsk Refinery.

- Seven fire engines and 27 emergency responders from the Russian Emergencies Ministry arrived at the scene of the fire on Gubkina Street at 2:45 p.m. local time (8:45 a.m. GMT).

- Automated fire suppression systems were activated, and the fire department promptly localized the fire.

- The enterprise is operating normally.

- The preliminary area of the fire is 1,000 square meters, the regional Emergencies Ministry department told TASS.

- The situation is under control; the causes of the incident are being established, Omsk Region Governor Vitaly Khotsenko said.

- The refinery is operating normally.

- The fire will not affect its production schedule, the refining plan will be fulfilled through additional capacity, the enterprise's press service said.

Casualties

- Seven people were hospitalized, Khotsenko reported.

- Earlier two people were reported injured. They were treated at the scene.

Investigation

- The Prosecutor's Office has launched an investigation into a fire at the Omsk Refinery.

- The Russian Investigative Committee's regional department has initiated a criminal case under Part 1 Article 217 of the Russian Criminal Code (violation of industrial safety requirements for hazardous production facilities, resulting in negligent infliction of serious harm to human health).