Russia

Storage Tank Fire Reported at Russian Refinery

At least one death and one injury occured.

No injuries have been reported.

Fire took eight hours to bring under control.

More than 2,000 square meters of production space destroyed.

Massive mining and processing complex ranked as country's largest.

About 2,100 square meters of storage space consumed by the blaze.

Damaged building dates back 147 years.

More than 20,000 tons of diesel spill from a damaged storage tank at a metallurgical plant.

Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 45 minutes.

Helicopters used to drop water over the fire