Explosion at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant: more than 60 people injured, two dead
A massive explosion and fire occurred at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant in Nizhnekamsk, Russia, killing two people and injuring more than 60 others.
This was reported by Meduza.
According to SIBUR, the company that owns the plant, the incident was caused by equipment failure.
The explosion damaged nearby buildings—windows were blown out in neighboring houses. Emergency services are on the scene, and firefighting efforts are ongoing.
The mayor of Nizhnekamsk reported that employees not involved in the cleanup efforts have been evacuated to a safe distance.
After the incident, residents complained of a chemical odor in the air, but local authorities stated that no threat to the population or the environment had been detected.
Operations at the local airport were also temporarily suspended, but the restrictions were later lifted.
As a reminder, on March 31, an explosion occurred at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant in Nizhnekamsk, Russia. There was no air raid alert in the region at that time.
On the night of March 26, units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Kirishi Oil Refinery in the city of Kirishi, Leningrad Oblast, Russian Federation.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully struck a strategically important facility of the Russian Federation’s fuel and energy infrastructure. The target was the Bashneft-Ufaneftekhim oil refinery, located in the city of Ufa, approximately 1,400 kilometers from Ukraine’s state border.
