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Firefighters battle blaze at oil refinery in Russia’s Krasnodar region

By Thomson Reuters Feb 27, 2026 | 5:01 PM

Feb 28 (Reuters) – Firefighters were trying to bring ​under control ‌a tank ablaze at a refinery in southern ‌Russia’s ​Krasnodar ⁠region, local ⁠officials said early on Saturday.

The region’s “operational headquarters,” writing ​on Telegram, said the ⁠blaze ⁠had broken out ​at the refinery ​in the town ‌of Novominskaya, north of the regional centre ⁠of Krasnodar.

The post said 39 firefighters ⁠had ‌been deployed ⁠at the ​site, ‌where a tank ​and ⁠surrounding area were on fire.

(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris ​Reese)