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title: "Major fire at oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk port"
url: https://radiomoldova.md/p/19399/major-fire-at-oil-terminal-in-russia-s-novorossiysk-port
published: 2023-08-18T13:02:31Z
language: en
author: "Olga Stăvilă"
section: "International"
source: radiomoldova.md
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# Major fire at oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk port

> A major fire broke out at an oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk port on Monday, according to The Guardian. The terminal, which is Russia's main oil export hub in the region, has a capacity of 119,000 cubic metres and a throughput of 5 million tonnes a year.
The fire spread over an area of 1,300 square metres, while firefighters have been fighting the flames for a few hours yet. There were no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

A major fire broke out at an oil terminal in Russia's Novorossiysk port on Monday, according to The Guardian. The terminal, which is Russia's main oil export hub in the region, has a capacity of 119,000 cubic metres and a throughput of 5 million tonnes a year.

The fire spread over an area of 1,300 square metres, while firefighters have been fighting the flames for a few hours yet. There were no reports of injuries. The cause of the fire is not yet known.

> Russian state media reporting a huge fire at Novorossiysk’ oil terminal, which is Russia’s main oil export hub in the area as well as the route by which the majority of Kazakh oil hits world markets. Unclear if drone strikes involved https://t.co/BJwwwdv2GB pic.twitter.com/YvTmEQcrMS — Maximilian Hess (@zakavkaza) August 18, 2023

> A major fire broke out at the Russian sea port of Novorossiysk. The container terminal is on fire. Source: https://t.co/8xZE1P6eCZ #Novorossiysk pic.twitter.com/wOayQrhQAZ — (((Tendar))) (@Tendar) August 18, 2023

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