Fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex

Amur Gas Chemical Complex, Amur Oblast · 25 Aug 2026 · Fire

On 25 August 2026 fire broke out on an auxiliary section of the pyrolysis unit at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex under construction. The Amur Oblast government said on 27 August that the search and rescue work was over and 15 people had died.

Official figures

Dead, by the official count: 15; as of 27 Aug 2026 · archive copy

The sources' words

On the death toll, as of 27 Aug 2026

«Поисково-спасательные работы завершены, подтверждена гибель 15 человек, в том числе одного гражданина России и 14 иностранных граждан.»

Правительство Амурской области, официальный канал в Telegram, 27.08.2026 · archive copy

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Editor Pavel Guzhikov, 16 Oct 2026 — Pavel's batch decision of 12 Oct 2026 (DECISIONS, Emergencies)
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