Refinery fire extinguished

Russia -- Production of refined products was unaffected after a fire broke out at the Omsk refinery controlled by Russian oil firm Gazprom Neft, the local emergency service and the company both said on Monday.

"The fire has broken out at one of the plant's units at 10 am local time (0300 GMT). The fire was rated 4 out of a possible 5 on our scale, but has already been extinguished," a spokesman at the local emergency ministry told Reuters.

Gazprom Neft, the oil arm of gas export monopoly Gazprom, said the fire did not disrupt production at the plant.

"Output is unaffected, nobody is injured. One of the plant's units is temporarily halted," said a Gazprom Neft spokeswoman.

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