Seven Dead, Nine Missing After Fire at Russia-China Gas Complex

A fire at Russia’s Amur Gas Chemical Complex killed seven people, including six Chinese nationals, while nine Chinese workers remain missing. The under-construction facility treated 152 injured people, with 36 hospitalized. Authorities are investigating potential safety violations as the Sibur-Sinopec project deepens R

The Amur Gas Chemical Complex is a $10 billion joint venture between Russian petrochemical giant Sibur and China’s state-owned oil and gas company Sinopec.

Seven people have died in a fire at the construction site of the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (AGCC), which is being prepared for launch, the plant’s press service reported in updated figures: six Chinese nationals and a Russian woman. Nine more Chinese nationals, employees of a contractor, are listed as missing.

A fire at a gas chemical complex in Russia's Amur region has claimed seven lives. Six Chinese nationals were among the deceased in the Tuesday incident. Nine more Chinese workers are currently missing after the blaze. The fire broke out at the facility and was later extinguished. The plant's press service confirmed the

Three killed, some 150 injured in fire at Russian gas chemical complex  Reuters