Blast shakes burning Russian oil depot, authorities say
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The fire spread to another tank, and the fire area increased to 10,000 square metres, officials said
MOSCOW (Reuters) – An explosion rocked an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region where firefighters are trying to extinguish a blaze that broke out after a Ukrainian drone attack earlier this week, regional authorities said on Friday.
"During the extinguishing process, due to depressurisation of the burning tank, there was an explosion of oil products and release of burning oil," officials said on the Telegram messaging app.
The fire spread to another tank, and the fire area increased to 10,000 square metres, they added. Two firefighters were injured.
The depot, near the village of Kavkazskaya, is a rail terminal for Russian oil supplies to a pipeline linking Kazakhstan to the Black Sea.
Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday that Ukraine had already violated a proposed ceasefire on energy sites by attacking the depot.
