“BRSM-oil ‘: cause of the fire at the tank farm near Kiev could be arson – RIA Novosti

KIEV, June 9 – RIA Novosti. The company “Belarusian Republican Youth Union-oil” – owner of a tank farm near Kiev, where a large fire, do not exclude that the cause of emergency could be arson.

The fire at the tank farm “Belarusian Republican Youth Union, the oil” in the village Kryachko Kiev region broke out on Monday evening. On Tuesday morning, rescuers reported explosion. Earlier, Interior Minister Arsen Avakov, because of a fire alarm raised the National Guard under. It was explained that in the area of ​​fire is another base oil KLO. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, as a result of a fire killed one person and injured 14. A criminal case.

“In our opinion, this is a continuation of the chain of terrorist attacks in Pereyaslav-Khmelnytsky (at gas stations the company suffered an explosion in April 2014) and ending with filling complex in Brovary (28th kilometer of the highway Kyiv- Chernigov in January 2015 th) “- quoted the director of department of strategic marketing company” Belarusian Republican Youth Union-Oil “Alexander Melnychuk Ukrainian online edition of” Apostrophe “.

According to him, this kind of fire it is important to put out in the first hours, but up to three o’clock in the morning could not cope with fire, fire passed eight vessels and eight in the morning spread.

“We are in the home, in person, the entire top management, on the channels looking for a foaming agent, which lacked, from the Ministry of Emergency Situations (GSCHS – Ed.), it was not enough. About 40 thousand kilograms of us were found and delivered to storage depot for the needs of the fire services, “- said Melnychuk.

The company representative also says that the toxic substances in the tank farm “is not and can not be.” According to him, there is only diesel fuel, gasoline brands A-92 and A-95. He assured that all the victims will receive compensation from the fire.

Earlier, Interior Minister Advisor Shkiryak Zoryan said that the cause of the fire at the tank farm near Kiev could become like arson and breaking the rules of storage of petroleum products. Secretary of the National Security and Defense of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov also did not rule out that one of the versions of a fire at the tank farm near Kiev is a diversion.