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08-13-2015, 05:32 PM
An oil slick on the Moskva River in Moscow caught fire Wednesday afternoon, sending a plume of heavy black smoke skyward in the southern part of the city.
Alarmed Muscovites shared photos and video of the plume on social media, which can be seen below.
A video posted by Angel (@sister_kerry) (https://instagram.com/p/6SZXIxLfsx/) on Aug 12, 2015 at 7:55am PDT
Two adults and one 9-year-old child (http://www.rt.com/news/312295-moscow-oil-fire-black-smoke/) were injured in the blaze and taken to a local hospital, according to Russia Today. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which stretched about 300 feet down the river, in 15 minutes.
The state-owned oil pipeline company Transneft initially confirmed it was involved in the incident, believing the spill was likely related to a Transneft-owned underwater oil pipeline (http://en.transneft.ru/newsPress/view/id/6002) that carries jet kerosene, gasoline and diesel to the Moscow Refinery.
"We [confirm], that's our incident (http://tass.ru/en/non-political/814067)," a Transneft spokesman told state-owned news agency TASS.
However, Transneft now disputes its involvement after a preliminary inspection of the pipieline found no damage, a company statement said (http://en.transneft.ru/newsPress/view/id/6002).
"The incident occurred at the site of passage of the pipe. But a two-hour-long check has shown that the main pipeline is operating normally,” Igor Demin, a Transneft spokesman, told Russia Today (http://www.rt.com/news/312295-moscow-oil-fire-black-smoke/).
A photo posted by DaryAst (@daryast273) (https://instagram.com/p/6SXzKtFVEz/) on Aug 12, 2015 at 7:42am PDT
A photo posted by krutoi88 (@krutoi88) (https://instagram.com/p/6SdY_kFxPl/) on Aug 12, 2015 at 8:31am PDT
Moscow police told TASS that a patch of grass on the riverbank caught fire, which in turn ignited the river (http://tass.ru/en/non-political/814067).
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Alarmed Muscovites shared photos and video of the plume on social media, which can be seen below.
A video posted by Angel (@sister_kerry) (https://instagram.com/p/6SZXIxLfsx/) on Aug 12, 2015 at 7:55am PDT
Two adults and one 9-year-old child (http://www.rt.com/news/312295-moscow-oil-fire-black-smoke/) were injured in the blaze and taken to a local hospital, according to Russia Today. Firefighters extinguished the blaze, which stretched about 300 feet down the river, in 15 minutes.
The state-owned oil pipeline company Transneft initially confirmed it was involved in the incident, believing the spill was likely related to a Transneft-owned underwater oil pipeline (http://en.transneft.ru/newsPress/view/id/6002) that carries jet kerosene, gasoline and diesel to the Moscow Refinery.
"We [confirm], that's our incident (http://tass.ru/en/non-political/814067)," a Transneft spokesman told state-owned news agency TASS.
However, Transneft now disputes its involvement after a preliminary inspection of the pipieline found no damage, a company statement said (http://en.transneft.ru/newsPress/view/id/6002).
"The incident occurred at the site of passage of the pipe. But a two-hour-long check has shown that the main pipeline is operating normally,” Igor Demin, a Transneft spokesman, told Russia Today (http://www.rt.com/news/312295-moscow-oil-fire-black-smoke/).
A photo posted by DaryAst (@daryast273) (https://instagram.com/p/6SXzKtFVEz/) on Aug 12, 2015 at 7:42am PDT
A photo posted by krutoi88 (@krutoi88) (https://instagram.com/p/6SdY_kFxPl/) on Aug 12, 2015 at 8:31am PDT
Moscow police told TASS that a patch of grass on the riverbank caught fire, which in turn ignited the river (http://tass.ru/en/non-political/814067).
-- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=terms.html/) It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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