“According to preliminary information, due to subsidence of the foundation piles, depressurization of the tank occurred. As a result, a fuel spill occurred on the technological road, followed by fire, ”the minister said.
According to him, at the same time, the leak into the water area of the rivers continued.
Earlier, Zinichev reported to the head of state that information about the emergency came to the Ministry of Emergencies two days later, on May 31.
The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office took control under special control.