Firefighters battle blaze at oil refinery in Russia's Krasnodar region
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 28, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 28, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 28, 2026
1 min readLast updated: February 28, 2026

Fire broke out early on February 28 at the Albashneft oil refinery in Novominskaya, Krasnodar region, following a blaze in a storage tank and surrounding area. Thirty‑nine firefighters and multiple appliances were deployed to contain the fire, with no casualties reported so far.
Feb 28 (Reuters) - Firefighters were trying to bring under control a tank ablaze at a refinery in southern Russia's Krasnodar region, local officials said early on Saturday.
The region's "operational headquarters," writing on Telegram, said the blaze had broken out at the refinery in the town of Novominskaya, north of the regional centre of Krasnodar.
The post said 39 firefighters had been deployed at the site, where a tank and surrounding area were on fire.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Chris Reese)
The fire broke out at a refinery in the town of Novominskaya, north of Krasnodar, in Russia's Krasnodar region.
Local officials reported that 39 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze at the site.
Officials confirmed a tank and its surrounding area caught fire at the refinery, but the specific cause of the blaze was not mentioned.
The region's operational headquarters provided updates about the fire through Telegram posts.
The fire was reported early on Saturday, February 28.
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