A fire in a Khanty-Mansiysk oil processing plant on Saturday has left eight people dead and eight injured, local emergency officials said.
The plant, repotedly owned by Invest-Oil, is located along the Tyumen-Khanty-Mansiysk highway.
A local security official told RIA Novosti the fire may have been caused by a gas explosion.
Authorities reported that the fire, which occured in two metal hangars, has been exstinguished.
All the victims were taken to a district hospital in Khanty-Mansiysk.
