Ministry of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations of the Republic of Tatarstan

Became known the preliminary cause of the fire at the gasoline plant in Nizhnekamsk

5 March 2014, Wednesday

Let's remind, on March 3, 2014 at 19.00 in the operational-duty shift the CMC of the Main Department of EMERCOM of Russia on RT from udds Nizhnekamsk Mr reported a fire gasoline fraction column № 303 unit fractional catalytic cracking unit of sulfur oil (VGO), intended for krejcirova vacuum gasoil and fuel oil for the catalyst with burnout product residue (250-500 kg). The total area of a fire in a total of 45 sq.m.

The dead and injured there. A bomb threat and spread of fire netpolicy and victims are not present. A bomb threat and spread of fire there.

Manager CRTS PKU-1 MPEI AFPS of state fire service in RT (contractual)» to the place of call, in accordance with the schedule of departure were sent forces and means of the PKU-1 MPEI AFPS of state fire service in RT (contractual)» on automatic fire grade № 3, comprising: 10 AC, 2 AL, 2 ANR, 1 AV, 1 AITT, 1 APT, 1 AP, 4 SPT, PNS 2, 1 ASO. The region exit FC-91, distance call is 1.5 km.

By the moment of arrival of the first fire brigades happened flare combustion of gasoline fraction column № 303 unit fractional catalytic cracking unit. Inside the column was a mixture of carbon (gasoline). Happened burnout product residue (250-500 kg).

As the arrival of the fire forces and means for trucks were installed to water sources, were laid trunk lines and served PLC-20 cooling columns and technological equipment.

Just to fire extinguishing have been attracted 14 AC, 1 AV, 1 AITT, 1 APT, 1 AP, 3 PNS 4 ANR, 1 AGT, 4 SPT, 2 AL, 1 ASO, 1 AA 2, AL. On cooling the burning columns and neighbouring technological equipment was filed 12 fire-fire monitors.

To fire arrived head PKU-1 MPEI AFPS of state fire service in RT (contractual)» A.A. Shapovalov (RP-2), and duty TPB. Considering the situation on fire by external evidence, RP-2 has announced a call to # 4. RP-2 has created three phases extinguish the fire, the headquarters of the fire.

A headquarters was set up on the elimination of emergency situation. The staff included rescue and technical services, work was carried out according to the plan of liquidation of emergency situation.

At 19 : 00 and 09 minutes by closing the valve service personnel object was discontinued product arrival at the emergency site.

In 19 hours 20 minutes declared localization.

20 hours 00 minutes declared the elimination of open burning.

20 hours 25 minutes declared full liquidation of consequences of a fire.

Engaged forces and means to eliminate amounted to 153 people and 47 units of machinery, including from the Ministry of emergencies of 115 people and 36 units of machinery.

On the site of the fire works operational group of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of emergency situations of Russia in RT under the direction of Deputy head of the Main division (HCC) Colonel of internal service Rinkotyra. In the structure of the operative group work investigating control and supervising activity and specialists of «Judicial-expert establishment of the Federal fire service «fire Test laboratory for the Republic of Tatarstan».

Currently, the assessment of the damage and determine the time of recovery equipment.

The Commission was established, composed of representatives of the Volga region administration of Rostekhnadzor, JSC «TAIF-NK», the administration of municipal formation «of the Nizhnekamsk municipal region», insurance company, which will start to work since 5 March 2014. Upon completion of the work of the Commission will be established the causes of the fire. Upon opening of a flange with the passage of heavy fuel oil with temperatures of more than 360 degrees Celsius.

The oil processing and extraction of commercial products except of motor gasoline will not change, it is marked in the press release of the group of companies «TAIF».

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