00:00A fire broke out at the Gaz Amur Petrochemical Complex (AGCC).
00:06located in the Amur region in the far east of Russia.
00:10So far, the cause of the accident has not been revealed.
00:14According to local media, two people were injured as a result of the incident.
00:19Apparently, the fire originated in a methanol processing plant.
00:23and the flames came to cover an area of approximately 2,000 square meters.
00:28Nearly 50 people were evacuated from the site.
00:32Videos circulating on social media show intense flames inside the facility.
00:38along with a dense column of smoke rising above the complex.
00:42The AGCC pyrolysis unit is a key part of the complex's production process,
00:48where ethylene and propylene are obtained from hydrocarbon raw materials.
00:53The plant has a designed production capacity of 2.7 million tons of products per year.
00:59The Gazamur petrochemical complex is a joint project of the Russian petrochemical company Sibur and the Chinese company Sinopec.
01:07and is designed to become one of the world's largest polymer production facilities.
01:12The complex was initially scheduled to become operational in 2024,
01:17but its launch was postponed until 2027 due to difficulties in obtaining equipment,
01:22linked to the sanctions imposed after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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