The republican prosecutor's office reports.
"On August 1 ... on the territory of the Usinsky district of the Komi Republic, during the dismantling of a pipeline decommissioned by an employee of a contractor, a pressure oil pipeline was damaged," the statement says.
It is noted that as a result of this, at least 7 tons of oil-containing liquid were spilled. The area of oil-contaminated land was 0.48 hectares.
“In order to further exclude the spread of oily liquid, oil traps and booms have been installed. Currently, 25 people and 7 pieces of equipment are involved in the elimination of the oil spill, ”the department added.
In connection with the incident, an inspection was organized.
Earlier, the press service of Rosprirodnadzor named the amount of damage caused to the Khimki reservoir from the oil spill.
On June 28, the Emergencies Ministry reported that an unidentified liquid had leaked into the tundra zone on the territory of the Talnakh enrichment plant in Norilsk. It was clarified that there is a threat of sewage entering the Kharaelakh River.
On June 16, the Governor of the Vologda Oblast Oleg Kuvshinnikov said that about 2.5 tons of benzene had spilled at the industrial site of the Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant (CherMK).
On May 29, a diesel spill occurred at CHPP-3, owned by Norilsk Nickel. The area of contamination, according to the prosecutor's office, was 180 thousand square meters. m.