Two people died and five others were injured in a major fire that hit an oil refinery in eastern Siberia on Thursday, authorities said.
In recent months Russia has seen a series of unusually frequent fires break out in shopping malls, factories and other facilities.
In the latest incident, an oil refinery in the eastern Siberian city of Angarsk caught fire around 6:00 a.m. local time, authorities said.
Igor Kobzhev, governor of the Irkutsk region where the city is located, said two people died and five others were injured, one of whom was taken to hospital.
Citing the Department of Emergency Services, he said on the Telegram messaging app that the fire is believed to have been caused by "gas contamination."
[/QUOTE]Authorities have opened a criminal investigation for violating industrial safety regulations.
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