Chief of Department at CHP plant in Norilsk, where there was a spill, arrested before the end of July

Chief of Department at Norilsk CHP-3, where there was a spill of thousands of tons of petroleum products, Vyacheslav Starostin arrested until July 31. It is reported by RIA “Novosti” with reference to the decision of the Regional court.

Starostin was arrested on suspicion of the leakage of petroleum products, which occurred may 29 in Norilsk on-site CHP-3. To testify, he refused.

the incident was filed three criminal cases after they were consolidated into one, the case was transferred in the Main investigatory management SK of Russia. Today it became known about excitation of one more criminal case under the article of negligence, which is connected with untimely informing about the emergency situation.

Meanwhile, representatives of the Prosecutor’s office of the Krasnoyarsk territory reported that the area of the oil spill after the accident at the power plant “Norilsk Nickel” in Norilsk amounted to 180 thousand sq. m.

on Wednesday in Norilsk, was declared a state of emergency at the Federal level.

According to the press service of the Krasnoyarsk Central Directorate of Ministry of emergency situations, currently the territory of the spilled fuel has been pumped out more than 100 tons of oil products. To monitor the situation brought aviation.

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