Fire at Russian-Chinese Amur Gas Chemical Complex Kills 3, Injures Over 100

A fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex (Amur GKhK), a joint Russian-Chinese petrochemical facility in Russia's far eastern Amur region, resulted in the deaths of three people, including two Chinese citizens and one Russian citizen, on Tuesday. The company confirmed the fatalities in a statement, noting that 24 individuals were hospitalized with varying degrees of injury, while 122 others sustained minor injuries and did not require hospitalization. Search and rescue operations are ongoing, with emergency services working to extinguish the main fire and conduct controlled burns of residual industrial gas. The company emphasized that the main installations of the complex were undamaged, as the fire originated in an auxiliary technical area. The incident highlights the risks associated with large-scale industrial operations and the collaborative nature of the Russian-Chinese project.