MOSCOW, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- A fire broke out at the Komsomolsk oil refinery in Russia's Khabarovsk region on Tuesday morning after a column depressurised in one of the plant's workshops, regional authorities said.
The fire was successfully extinguished with no casualties, as 45 firefighters and 13 units of equipment were deployed to the scene.
Repair work at the facility is expected to be completed by the end of the day, authorities added.
The Komsomolsk oil refinery is one of the main suppliers of petroleum products to Russia's Far East market. It belongs to Rosneft, a major Russian integrated energy company. ■
