Fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex

Amur Gas Chemical Complex, Amur Oblast · 25 Aug 2026

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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