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Russian authorities send in trains to combat oil depot fire

Russian authorities send in trains to combat oil depot fire

Authorities in southern Russia’s Krasnodar Region brought in firefighting train loaded with water to help fight a blaze that is still burning at an oil depot after a drone attack by Ukraine.

Regional officials wrote on Telegram, a messaging app, that four trains had been drafted to the site in Kavkazskaya where the fire broke out first last Tuesday.

Firefighters battled a still-burning fire at one of the tanks on the site, which covered 1,250 sq. The fire was still burning at one of the tanks on site, which covered 1,250 sq.

In the statement, it was stated that 473 firefighters with 189 pieces equipment participated in the operation.

The depressurisation caused an explosion on Friday and the release burning oil.

According to reports on Friday, the fire was reported to have covered approximately 10,000 square meters.

The Russian Foreign Ministry stated this week that the attack was a violation to the proposed ceasefire agreement between Kremlin Leader Vladimir Putin and U.S. president Donald Trump, which had been reached in the war of more than three years.

The agreement fell short of the wider agreement sought by the U.S. and accepted by Ukraine for a blanket truce lasting 30 days. (Reporting and Editing by David Gregorio).

(source: Reuters)