Tank with petroleum products on Wednesday morning, May 3, caught fire Krasnodar Territory, Temryuk Territory, in the village of Volna. The fire was given the highest degree of complexity, its area was 1.25 thousand square meters. m.
“According to preliminary information, there are no victims or injured. Regional head Veniamin Kondratiev said in his speech that there was no threat to the inhabitants of the settlement. telegraph channel.
He added that he was keeping the situation under control. According to the information obtained, the fire department, the Ministry of Emergency Situations and emergency service teams were sent to the scene.
“Everything possible is being done to prevent the further spread of the fire,” wrote Kondratyev.
According to the REN-TV channel, the lid of the reservoir is burning, its volume is 20 thousand cubic meters. m.
“Special services operate on the territory of JSC Tamanneftegaz. The causes of the incident are being investigated,” he said.
Later TASS Referring to the emergency services, he said that the fire in the tank was caused by a drone.
There were also reports of the evacuation of the population, but the governor of the Krasnodar Territory denied these data. “The information that Volna village residents were evacuated is not true. The situation does not require evacuation. I ask residents to be calm, ”said Kondratyev.
He added that 188 people and 5 firefighters were working at the scene.
On the territory of the Krasnodar Territory there is an average level of response. This regime includes, among other things, strengthening the maintenance of public order and increasing security at energy facilities.
The village of Volna is located on the Black Sea coast of the Taman Peninsula, not far from the port of Taman. The Taman transshipment complex for oil, petroleum products and liquefied hydrocarbon gases (operated by JSC Tamanneftegaz) is also located here, writes. red blood cell.
Other drone attacks
In addition, according to the news of the Telegram channel, Ukrainian drones attacked a military airfield in the Bryansk region last night. Basis.
According to him, five drones took part in the attack. “Two UAVs exploded on the territory of the airspace, two more were destroyed by light weapons, the fifth was not found.
An unused An-124 transport aircraft suffered minor damage as a result of the attack. There were no casualties,” the statement said.
On the morning of May 2, an aircraft-type drone loaded with explosives tried to attack an electrical transformer in the village of Repyahovka, Belgorod Region.
As he reported BasisThe UAV was neutralized with the help of electronic warfare. It is claimed that the UAV hit the fence of the substation and its ammunition parts were destroyed.
On Tuesday evening, drones also attacked the village of Sereda in the same region: three UAVs simultaneously dropped explosive devices near the village, no casualties were reported.
Another drone attack in the Belgorod region was made near the village of Prilesie, where protective structures were being built. A drone dropped an improvised explosive device, injuring a 46-year-old man. He suffered a concussion, but refused to be hospitalized.
On the night of April 29, a drone attacked an oil depot in the Kazachya Bay in Sevastopol. As a result, four tanks were damaged and a fire broke out. The fire covered 1 thousand square meters. m, the fire was given the fourth degree of complexity.