Ammon News - Six Chinese nationals were killed and nine more are missing after a fire broke out at a gas ​chemical complex in Russia's far eastern Amur region, the ​plant said on Wednesday.

A total of seven people ⁠died and 152 people were treated for injures, including ​36 who were rushed to hospitals, the plant said ​on the Telegram messaging app on Wednesday.

The fire, which broke out on Tuesday, was extinguished, it added.

An emergency services plane had arrived to transport ​the injured to other hospitals in Russia.

The complex, which ​bills itself as one of the world's largest polyethylene and polypropylene producers, ‌is ⁠a joint project of Russian company Sibur and Chinese oil and gas company Sinopec (600028.SS), opens new tab. It has yet to begin operations and was preparing for production start.

Russia frequently relies ​on foreign labour, ​including workers ⁠from China, for the construction of large industrial and infrastructure projects.

Russia's Investigative Committee said ​it was investigating the incident as a ​potential breach ⁠of industrial safety regulations and was working to establish the cause of the fire.

The Amur Gas Chemical Complex is ⁠expected ​to produce 2.3 million metric tons ​of polyethylene and 400,000 tons of polypropylene per year.


Reuters