After a fire at the Nizhnekamskneftekhim Foundation, 68 people turned to doctors for help. Of these, 21 were taken to hospital, two in serious condition. This was announced by the general director of the plant, Marat Valyakhov, on Tuesday, March 31.
– As of today, the location of the fire has been determined. He said cooperation was underway with first responders.
“The first focus now is on the affected people, and working with them, with their relatives,” noted the Chairman of the Board of Directors, General Director of Sibur, which includes Nizhnekamskneftekhem, Mikhail Karissalov. According to him, together with the head of the institution, they will be in the hospital in contact with doctors. He explained that most of those who went to the doctors suffered minor wounds and bruises Red blood cells.
– There are currently 21 people in hospitals. “These are company employees and contractors who carried out repair and construction work,” Karisalov said.
One firefighter died and three others were injured while extinguishing a fire at the Nizhnekamskneftekhem factory. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations.
An explosion and fire occurred in Nizhnekamskneftekhim while eliminating the consequences of low pressure equipment in the production of synthetic rubber. This was previously stated by the press service of the Sibur group of companies, which owns the plant.
On the afternoon of March 31, the mayor of Nizhnekamsk, Radmir Belyaev, announced an explosion at the Nizhnekamskneftekhem enterprise and the subsequent localization of the fire that broke out after the cotton.