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Fuel tank fire in Voronezh has been extinguished

A fuel tank fire at an oil refinery close to the city of Voronezh in southwestern Russia has been extinguished, Russia’s state news agency TASS reported on Sunday, citing the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the region, APA reports citing TASS.

Firefighters completely extinguished the fire, which destroyed a 5,000 ton tank of aviation kerosene, TASS reported.

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Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev had reported that a fuel tank at an oil refinery close to the city was on fire.

He provided no explanation for the cause of the fire, but several social media videos showed at least one military helicopter in the vicinity. Fighters of the Wagner private military company had been in the area, geolocated video showed.

Source: Azeri-Press News Agency