Overview
- The Nizhnekamskneftekhim plant in Tatarstan, which caught fire Tuesday, now reports two workers dead and 68 injured.
- Sibur says a gas mixture exploded after a loss of pressure at a synthetic rubber unit, and the ignition source remains unclear.
- Russia’s Emergency Ministry deployed more than 60 responders with 19 vehicles, and an aircraft was sent to move the badly injured to Moscow.
- Sibur estimates production will drop by about 6% of the site’s 180,000‑ton annual output, and it reports no detected threat to residents after air checks.
- Officials have cited an equipment malfunction as the cause, while local channels flagged a drone alert and the airport saw brief restrictions, which remain unverified.