Petrochemical plant ablaze in Russia

A fire has occurred at the Sibur petrochemical plant in Russia’s city of Dzerzhinsk.

Source: Kremlin-aligned Russian news agency RIA Novosti, citing Russia’s Emergency Ministry

Quote from RIA Novosti: “A torch fire broke out at the Sibura plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.”

Details: A process failure reportedly caused the fire.

The plant’s website says Sibur-Naftochim produces petrochemicals, particularly commercial ethylene oxide, mono-, di-, triethylene glycols and polyglycols, acrylic acid, and light and heavy acrylic esters.

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/09/5/7418484/

5 comments

  1. “A process failure reportedly caused the fire.”

    This is the new russian way of saying it was a drone attack.

  2. Hmm, “process failure”. So, some jerk engaged in the process of smoking a cigarette when a sudden storm breeze carried hot ashes to a leaky tube joint, I guess. 🙂

  3. “A torch fire broke out at the Sibura plant in Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.”

    The “explanation” is just plain stupid.

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