Fire at Russian oil terminal enters 4th day as toxic smoke and ‘oil’ rains blanket port city

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Meduza.io

A fire at a marine terminal in Tuapse entered its fourth day before firefighters gained the upper hand. By the morning of April 24, the Krasnodar Krai emergency operations center reported that crews had contained the blaze and extinguished the open burning. Work to fully put out the fire was continuing, the center said, with 276 personnel and 77 pieces of equipment on scene.