He said a fire broke out in the refinery’s vacuum unit and that fragments of two drones were found on the refinery grounds. Gulbev added that the fire was extinguished and no one was injured. An investigation was underway. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Footage from social media showed a drone flying towards the refinery, located just 8 kilometers (5 miles) from the border with Ukraine, before a large ball of flame and black smoke rose into the summer sky. Reuters could not independently verify the reports or videos on social media. Factory representatives could not be reached for immediate comment. The refinery has an annual capacity of up to 7.5 million tons and started operating in 2009. Russia is also investigating the cause of a large fire that broke out at an oil storage facility in the city of Bryansk, 154 kilometers (96 miles) northeast of the border with Ukraine, in late April. Sign up now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Report by Reuters. curated by Jason Neely and Kevin Liffey Our role models: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
