A Fire at a Gas and Chemical Plant in Russia’s Far East Has Killed 15 – WTOP News
Authorities opened a criminal case over industrial safety violations after the blaze killed 15 workers and injured 152 at the plant site.
- On Tuesday, a massive fire erupted at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia's Far East, killing 15 people and injuring 152. Management confirmed search-and-rescue operations have ended.
- Located 5,500 kilometers east of Moscow, the Amur Gas Chemical Complex is a joint venture between China's Sinopec and Russia's Sibur designed to produce 2.7 million tonnes of polymers annually.
- Management stated one Russian citizen and 14 foreign nationals died in the blaze, which began in an auxiliary section of the pyrolysis unit. All victims were contracting organization employees.
- Russia's Investigative Committee opened a criminal case regarding industrial safety violations. The local Chinese consulate dispatched a team to the site as air quality monitoring continues.
- Officials reported the Amur Gas Chemical Complex's main equipment remained undamaged during the fire. Construction at unaffected facilities will continue as planned, with the site slated to begin operations in 2027.
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A fire at a gas and chemical plant in Russia’s Far East has killed 15 – WTOP News
A fire broke out at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia’s Far East earlier this week, killing 15, the plant’s management said Thursday. Video shared on social media showed crowds of workers fleeing for safety when the fire began at the complex on Tuesday. All of those killed were employees at the plant, the...
Fire at Russia’s Amur Gas Chemical Complex — one of the world’s largest chemical plants — kills 15
A large-scale fire at the construction site of the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), which is being readied for launch, has killed 15 people, and search-and-rescue operations have now ended, the company’s press service said.
Death toll rises to 15 after explosion and fire at Amur Gas Chemical Complex in Russia
The death toll from the explosion and fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC) in Russia has risen to 15, the company’s press service reported on Thursday, August 27. “Search and rescue operations have concluded. The deaths of 15 people have been confirmed, including one Russian national and 14 foreign nationals (foreign nationals are from China – ed.). All the victims were employees of contracting organizations. Thirty-nine people continue …
All those killed are contract workers. 39 people continue to be treated in medical facilities.
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