“The head of the Russian Emergencies Ministry is flying to the emergency area in Norilsk,” the ministry said.

Earlier it was reported that the head of Rosprirodnadzor Svetlana Radionova went to the place of emergency.

On May 29, a depressurization of a tank with diesel fuel occurred on the territory of the TPP. In total, about 20 thousand tons of fuel spilled.

The criminal case was transferred to the central apparatus of the Investigative Committee.