The investigative Committee took the police a case of a large spill of fuel at the company

the Case of damage to the land as a result of the oil spill in Norilsk on-site CHP-3 of JSC “Norilsk-Taimyr energy company” (“NTEK”, included in group “Norilsk Nickel”) instead of the police will lead the Investigation Committee.

At CHP-3 investigators seized the technical documentation, have informed on Tuesday in the RF IC.

According to the RF IC, the 29th of may on the territory of CHP-3 of JSC “NTEK” “for an unknown at the moment, the cause of the” depressurization of one of the tanks and spilling fuel on the haul road. There was a fire that engulfed a passing for this car. There were no injuries, but considerable damage to the soil and the river Barn, anywhere the oil. According to preliminary data, spread out about 20 thousand tons of oil products on an area of about 350 sq. m.

Deputy Chairman of the government of region Anatoly Tsykalov said earlier that the environmental damage could reach billions or even tens of billions of rubles.

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