Amur Gas Chemical Fire Kills 3, Injures 150 at $10 Billion Complex
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Updated · Devdiscourse · Aug 25
Amur Gas Chemical Fire Kills 3, Injures 150 at $10 Billion Complex
3 articles · Updated · Devdiscourse · Aug 25
Summary
Three people — two Chinese nationals and one Russian — were confirmed dead after the fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex, while about 150 others were injured and 24 were hospitalized.
The blaze hit the gas chemical complex under construction in Russia's Far East, where crews were still extinguishing the fire and carrying out a controlled burn of remaining industrial gases.
Russia's Investigative Committee opened a probe into a possible breach of industrial safety regulations as it works to determine the cause.
The plant, a joint Sibur-Sinopec project billed as one of the world's largest polyethylene and polypropylene producers, has not yet started production and relies in part on foreign labor, including Chinese workers.